5 Learning Modules | 10 Nursing Contact Hours
MDS ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
Invest in MDS and invest in the success of your facility.
In Partnership With:
Engage Consulting and Concept Rehab are offering the MDS Academy of Excellence for skilled nursing facility leadership staff to gain valuable insights and participate in real-time training to take their skills to the next level. Facility leaders, MDS teams, and interdisciplinary staff are invited to participate to gain valuable knowledge and earn contact hours for Nurses.
We have updated this MDS Academy of Excellence to infuse CMS updates and coding instructions, along with a focus on:
- Optimizing Reimbursement and Accuracy
- Driving Quality Programs
- Organizing and Structuring MDS Department
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Register for the MDS Academy - Fall 2024
PROGRAM & PRICING
In this five-part series, participants will learn and demonstrate competency in core areas that will assure accurate clinical and reimbursement outcomes propelling your organization for optimal success. Strengthen MDS competency with:
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Mock Coding Scenarios: As MDS consultants, we have collected commonly miscoded items on the MDS and infuse this in training scenarios to bring clarity to MDS Nurses and the IDT.
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MDS Resource Library: Access our complete library of forms, tools and resources that power your MDS Department to be well-organized and efficient while maintaining regulatory compliance.
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Realtime Collaboration: Our experts are here for you. Throughout the program, collaborate live with real-time questions and discussion and see feedback and responses from peers.
Over the course of 3 months, 2-hour training modules will be offered two times per month from 12:30 - 2:30 pm EDT with interactive pre and post course work. Each course is approved for 2 contact hours for Nurses. A total of 10 nursing contact hours can be earned.
This program is COMPLIMENTARY with no cost to participants. These 5 training modules, 10 nursing contact hours, full resource library and live access to our consulting experts is valued at $350.
CURRICULUM
Participants will refine their skills and learn strategies to effectively manage all aspects of the MDS Department with a special focus on:
Part 1 | August 13th, 12:30 - 2:30
Medicare A Skilling Criteria and PDPM Optimizing Accuracy
Medicare A Requirements
- 3-day stay
- 60-day spell of wellness
- Advanced Beneficiary Notices
- Skilled level of care
- Physician Certifications and Re-Certifications
PDPM Optimizing Accuracy
- Pre-admission records
- Primary diagnosis
- Predicting CMGs at time of admission
- Tools to predict CMGs/payment
- Interim Payment Assessment
- Documentation compliance
- Huddle meetings
- Collaboration with IDT
Part 2 | August 27th, 12:30 - 2:30
Managed Care and Case Mix Management
Managing Managed Care
- Insurance reimbursement
- Updates to Case Manager
Case Mix Management
- Medicaid payment calculations
- Reading and interpreting case mix reports
- Case Mix Management
- Tracking case mix
- Proactive reviews
Part 3 | September 11th, 12:30 - 2:30
Quality Measure Management
- QM User Guide
- Accessing and reviewing reports
- Management strategies
Part 4 | September 25th, 12:30 - 2:30
Quality Reporting Program and 5-Star Rating
Managing QRP
- QRP overview
- Accessing and reviewing reports
- Reviewing reports for accuracy
- Management strategies
Nursing Home Compare & 5-Star Rating
- Overview of NH Compare
- Overview of 5-star system
- Reviewing facility preview reports
Part 5 | October 16th, 12:30 - 2:30
Effective Management and Leadership of the MDS Department
- Leadership and management of MDS department
- MDS completion process
- Accountability with IDT
- Effective meeting management
- Audit and appeals process
- Communication with leadership
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JENNIFER NAPIER, BSN, RN, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, QCP
Jennifer Napier is a Registered Nurse who has devoted her career to the long-term-care industry. She has a passion for sharing her valuable expertise to customers, clinicians and peers specific to post-acute care, reimbursement, and SNF regulations in order to help others grow and thrive in the industry.
With over 17 years of experience, Jennifer’s expertise includes CMS quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, MDS coding, billing and reimbursement accuracy, Restorative Nursing, QAPI, 5-star rating improvement, facility leadership and operational development, clinical program development, managing audits and appeals, and previously served in the role of Regional Director of Clinical Reimbursement. Jennifer currently holds multiple certifications from AAPACN including RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, and QCP (QAPI Certified Professional).
As the Director of Clinical Consulting with Engage Consulting, Jennifer works closely with each partner to uncover new opportunities and obstacles and bring strategy, insights, and resources to help partners achieve a new level of excellence.
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TAMMY CASSIDY, RN, BSN, BC, LNHA, RAC-MT
Tammy Cassidy is a Registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in long term care, specializing in MDS and clinical quality. She is also a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and former CMS DAVE2 surveyor. Tammy understands not only the clinical quality aspect of long-term care, but is also a valuable regulatory, risk management, and financial asset for your organization. She is frequent speaker offering education for many organizations including the Ohio Health Care Association, Leading Age, The Academy of Senior Health Sciences, and the American College of Health Care Administrators on topics related to clinical quality, risk management, and reimbursement. She is the proud recipient of the 2017 ACHCA Educator of the Year award. She is a master teacher with the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses (AAPACN) for the Resident Assessment Coordinator certification course.
DAVE2, or the Data Assessment and Verification program, was a national initiative of CMS with a primary focus to assure accuracy and reliability of Minimum Data Set (MDS) data, as this data drives the Medicare Part A payment, publicly reported quality measures, and in some states, Medicaid case mix payment systems.
Each individual MDS Academy Course is approved for 2 contact hours for nurses.
"We have opened the door (with your help) in having a more productive IDT, team meetings and hopefully resolving some long standing issues."
93% report seeing clinical and financial benefits as a result of enhanced skills.
"Both Tammy and Jennifer have taken on quite dry subjects but hold my attention with their straight forward, bottom line information that I need… and easy to understand explanation of many concepts that baffle my newer staff."