Members: $38  |  Non-members: $118
Continuing Education: This webinar is eligible for 2.0 CE hours
Recording Date: Sept. 11 and 13, 2018
Speaker: Jane Belt, MS, RN, RAC-MT, QCP

The wait is over and the manual has arrived! AANAC is ready to discuss and review the CMS RAI User’s Manual updates that will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2018. As we are sure you have been hearing, there are many new items added to the MDS, in particular section GG. However, be aware there are other updates, changes, clarifications, transitions to optional state items, and even deletions that will impact your work. 

With so many changes this year, we are dividing up the content you need to know and spreading it out over two 60-minute webinars to help you absorb it all and answer your questions. It’s important to attend both webinars so you get the full picture of the updates and how they will affect your role as a NAC.

Following this webinar, you will be able to:

• Discuss the overview of the changes impacting completion of the MDS effective Oct. 1, 2018

• Delineate the additions to section GG that will impact the facility’s SNF Quality Reporting Program

• Review the new items in section N, regarding drug regimen review and how that differs from the Requirements of Participation

• Find additional resources available

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Jane Belt has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Members: $19  |  Non-members: $59

The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) has been finalized and will replace RUGs-IV Oct. 1, 2019. In the Final Rule, CMS made several important changes from the proposed model after receiving comments from AANAC, providers, and other stakeholders. During the webinar, we provide an overview of the PDPM and detail the changes made during final rule making.  Additionally, we look at a strategic plan and training that will keep you in the know and ready for implementation next October.

Following this webinar, you will be able to:

• Provide an overview of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

• Describe the changes made during final rule making to the PT and PT component, Interim Payment Assessment, and more

• Develop a plan on how to be prepared for Oct. 1, 2019

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Jessie McGill has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

With so much riding on quality and value, you and your team must understand how your facility is being evaluated based on these metrics and what efforts you can implement now to safeguard your success in the future.

This program will guide you through new healthcare reform efforts and alternate payment methods as CMS moves away from a resource utilization reimbursement system. Specifically, you will receive a review of the SNF VBP and SNF QRP programs and how these new programs will influence nursing documentation and Quality Reporting.

After attending this webinar, you'll be able to:

• Understand Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and how the program is funded and monitored
• Determine how facilities will be ranked based on their value
• Know which measure is currently utilized for VBP
• Differentiate between Five-Star and the Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP)
• Define how quality relates to revenue

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Maureen McCarthy has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Do you find yourself asking or being asked the infamous question, “Is the resident skilled?” Making Medicare coverage decisions is a huge responsibility that can sometimes be very perplexing. This session will provide you and your team with the process of determining Medicare coverage, the defining points of skilled services, and tips for managing the clinical and financial integrity of the MDS and its key components.

The new survey process is scheduled to begin in all states November 28, 2017. This webinar will briefly describe the new survey process with a special focus on how the MDS data is used to develop the survey sample and how the NAC can prepare for the new survey process. Learn which MDS items will be survey-focused during the new survey process. The planned MDS updates for Sections N and P will fold into the new survey pathways. The webinar will give a brief overview of these two important changes to the MDS and their effects on survey and resident-centered care planning. Are your care plans resident-centered? Do you know the difference between a Baseline Care plan and a Comprehensive Care plan? Care plans will certainly be a focus of the new survey process. Be ready for the new survey process. Start now to prepare.

In this webinar, the speaker will:

• State how the MDS will be used to develop the survey sample off-site
• Explain how motion sensors can have the effect of restraining a resident
• State the timeline for Baseline Care plans
• Describe how the new 2017 Section N MDS items tie to the new regulations and the survey process

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Carol Maher has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Even for seasoned MDS nurses, MDS items may give you pause when the situation occurs. Or perhaps you are talking to a colleague and find out that he/she codes the same item differently than how you have been told. How could anyone get confused when there are only approximately 1,100 pages of instructions for completing ONE assessment? Trust us – it can happen to anyone! Obviously with that many instructions combined with the complex clinical situations that occur in our long-term care world, it is not a surprise when we get stumped, or an MDS response is challenged by a surveyor. In this 60-minute webinar on March 30, 2017, at 2 PM ET, we will cover the most common coding errors and how some errors can impact more than just the MDS.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the most common coding errors in the various sections of the MDS
• Delineate the keys to determine when to do what assessment, and when to combine assessments and when to not
• Describe the concept of flexibility in setting the ARD for some MDSs
• Review the impact of three common coding errors and the possible impact on reimbursement or Quality Measure triggered outcomes

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Jane Belt has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

The Mega-Rule is a CMS Final Rule that effects many SNF regulations, including person-centered care plans, resident rights, discharge, and PASRR. Several of these changes will impact the role of the NAC. Join us as we breakdown the Mega-Rule and explore which areas will potentially impact the RAI process. We will guide you through understanding these changes and how to best integrate the new regulations into your workflow.

This webinar will help you:

• Understand the basics of the Mega-Rule
• Detail areas of the Mega-Rule which will have the largest impact on the role of NAC and the RAI process
• Identify ways to integrate the regulation changes into current processes and workflow

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Jessie McGill has no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Take control of wound healing by learning about pressure ulcer staging to help produce positive wound outcomes. Master assessment skills and learn how to identify pressure ulcers and their accompanying risk factors. This session will arm the novice with strong assessment skills to help identify and stage pressure ulcers and will enhance the skills of those with experience.

This webinar will help you:

• Help prevent pressure ulcers before they happen by knowing the risk factors
• Keep your documentation accurate by identifying the correct staging of pressure ulcers
• Never again question whether you’re correctly coding "present on admission"
• Understand the anatomy of a pressure ulcer bed by identifying the tissue types that may be present
• Ensure effective care planning by recognizing the MDS items that trigger Quality Measures for long-stay and short-stay residents

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Carol Maher has no conflicts of interest to disclose.