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Digital Seminar

Impacting the MDS: New Strategies for Assessment, Reimbursement & Survey Results


Speaker:
Daniel Laffery, RN, RAC-CT
Duration:
6 Hours 09 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Nov 05, 2014
Product Code:
POS076275
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

The MDS has become one the most important documents in long-term care. It not only is a key resident assessment tool, it drives your reimbursement, care plan, survey, 5 Star rating - and more! An interdisciplinary team who has a strong understanding of the RAI process can make your facility rise or fall. The MDS has evolved and requires more than just the basic understanding; it requires complex critical thinking skills and an understanding of the impact on each item coded.

Daniel Laffery, RN, RAC-CT, the presenter for this hard hitting, comprehensive day, will share new strategies to effectively deliver care that rises well above the standard. Topics will include:

  • Documentation for Skilled Nursing Facilities: Evaluating for Gaps
  • MDS Coding for Accuracy & Error Prevention
  • The Importance of Timing and Scheduling for OBRA/PPS
  • Billing and the MDS: What is Essential for YOU to Understand
  • Strategies to Reduce Audit Recoveries
  • Managing the RAI Process Requires an IDT Approach
  • New Critical Thinking Skills for Individualized Resident Care Plans
  • QI, QM and QAPI: Preparations for the Next Survey

 

Credit


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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

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Speaker

Daniel Laffery, RN, RAC-CT Related seminars and products


Daniel Laffery, RN, RAC-CT, is the Operational Manager of the largest Long-Term Care Consulting firm in Kansas, serving over 150 providers in Kansas and Missouri and more than 4,500 elders. In this position, Daniel has been able to assist providers to analyze a vast variety of “opportunities”, such as going from operating in the red to operating in the black, navigating complex survey compliance issues, and RAC audit prevention and reduction of recoupment. He is currently a member of LeadingAge of Kansas, Kansas Health Care Association, and the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination, as well as an active Board Member for Kansas Culture Change Coalition. Daniel holds current certification as a Resident Assessment Coordinator through the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination. Previously, he served in long-term care as a certified nursing assistant, charge nurse, MDS coordinator, Director of Nursing, and Nurse Consultant. Daniel’s expertise has been sought through educational presentations to assist SNF interdisciplinary audiences to optimally understand the complexities associated with the MDS.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Daniel Laffery is the Operation Manager for Sunflower L.T.C. Consultants, LLC. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Nonfinancial: Daniel Laffery has no relevant nonfinancial relationship to disclose.

 

 


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Outline

Pulling it All Together: Key Documentation Required for SNFs

  • Different approaches to comprehensive clinical documentation
  • Components of documentation as it relates to the MDS specifically
  • What about the “holes” in documentation?
  • Strategies to evaluate current documentation practices for gaps

Coding of the MDS: Are You Confident in Your Assessments?

  • Appropriate interpretation of the question
  • Taking credit for the care delivered – across the interdisciplinary team
  • How and when to conduct resident interviews
  • The financial impact on reimbursement
  • Key sections of the MDS: Demonstration of accurate (and inaccurate) coding

MDS Coding for OBRA and PPS

  • Qualifying for a Medicare benefit
  • Tips to manage the Medicare stay
  • The most common MDS coding errors – and how to avoid them!
  • The “normal” PPS schedule – as well as special circumstances
  • Considerations when setting the ARD (timing/scheduling)
  • Managing the OMBRA schedule - and the impact on reimbursement

Medicare Compliance: The Clinical and Billing Connection

  • Calculation of RUGs from the MDS (accounting for acuity)
  • HIPPS codes and the impact on payment dates
  • How payment dates are determined based on MDS coding
  • Implementation of a “Triple Check Process” prior to submission of the UB04
  • Strategies to reduce audit recoveries

Managing the RAI Process Requires an Interdisciplinary Approach

  • Do you really understand how CATs are triggered?
  • Determine root cause of a CAT
  • The components of a CAA - and how it links to the care plan

Individualized Care Plans: Achieve the Goal of Person-Centered Care

  • Best practice standards
  • Learn how critical thinking can be applied to the assessments
  • Methods to successfully link it all together:
    • Person-Centered Care, Standards of Practice, Pay-for-Performance, Medicare, and Survey Results

Quality Measures/Quality Indicators: Use the Data to Improve Facility Operations and Delivery of Care

  • Prepare yourself….the impact and role of QI/QM in the survey process
  • Do you know how to validate the QI/QMs as compared to MDS coding?
  • Your QAPI process: Incorporate the QI/QM results for improvement

 

Objectives

  • Evaluate new strategies to manage the documentation required for Skilled Nursing Facilities.
  • Practice coding of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for key sections to avoid future errors.
  • Demonstrate the essential considerations for OBRA and PPS timing and scheduling.
  • Formulate new approaches to ensure compliance with Medicare intent and reduce audit recoveries.
  • Manage the RAI process through an efficient, yet comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach.
  • Design individualized resident care plans to incorporate unique interventions and approaches to care.
  • Explain how Quality Measures/Quality Indicators can improve facility operations and delivery of care.

 

Target Audience

Registered Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians, Nurses, Nursing Home Administrators, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists/Physical Therapist Assistants, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and other Mental Health Professionals

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