DCHCA

MDS 3.0: A Review of Its Recent Changes and Updates

illuminadmin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:35:31 +0000

This seminar will review these changes starting with a review of the revised RAI/MDS manual and assessment requirements. Additionally, our presenter will assist our attendees to:

Understand the types and scheduling of assessments for OBRA requirements including payment drivers and care planning.
Review MDS Resident Interview items and requirements for unplanned discharges.
Know the new requirements for facility documentation.
Be aware of the changes to Care Area Assessment documentation requirements.
Have an understanding of MDS items that influence QI/QM. Review of the QM reports and the four new surveyor QMs.
Be shown examples related to early and late COT and EOT PPS MDS and its impact on billing.

Have an understanding of MDS items that influence QI/QM. Review of the QM reports and the four new surveyor QMs.

Be shown examples related to early and late COT and EOT PPS MDS and its impact on billing.

INTERACT: Interventions for Reducing Acute Care Transfers

illuminadmin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:23:02 +0000

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Reducing acute care transfers and hospital readmission rates is being evaluated across the country as a quality measure and improvement initiative that should be focused on by all long-term care facilities. The Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation addressed the issues this way: “Although [hospitalization is] often appropriate, studies have suggested that some residents could be cared for more cost effectively and with better clinical outcomes by remaining with trusted caregivers in a familiar nursing facility setting.”

With backing from CMS, the special project known as INTERACT was started in 2008 in three Georgia nursing facilities which demonstrated a significant reduction in unnecessary hospital transfers, using a tool kit developed by a team led by Dr. Joseph Ouslander, a professor and Associate Dean for Geriatric Programs at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University.

INTERACT II is a refinement of the original work and is a series of educational and clinical tools which aim to helpnursing facility staffs safely manage residents’ acute conditions rather than reflexively transfer them to the hospital.

Join Dr. Ouslander and his colleague, Laurie Herndon, G.N.P., as they present this Quality Improvement program and review the tools for implementation.

Creating a Culture of Service Excellence

illuminadmin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:13:14 +0000

Presenter: Al Way

MDS 3.0 Update

illuminadmin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:12:22 +0000

Presenter: Jan Stewart

NAPA Input Sessions

illuminadmin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:53:32 +0000

George Washington University
Washington, DC
8 – 9:30 a.m.
(Check-in opens at 7:30 a.m.)
Moderator: JC Hayward, Noon Anchor and Vice President for Media Outreach, WUSA 9
Invited: U.S. Representatives Donna Edwards, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Chris Van Hollen

Seating for these sessions is limited, register today by clicking here or call 703.359.4440.
Unable to attend? Share your feedback online at www.alz.org/napa.
Together, we can make a difference to end Alzheimer’s.
To learn more about the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter, its programs and services, and other ways you can help, visit www.alz.org/nca.

The Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter thanks the following community partners for their support of this initiative.

NAPA Input Sessions

illuminadmin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:51:36 +0000

College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD
8 – 9:30 a.m.
(Check-in opens at 7:30 a.m.)
Invited: U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer

The Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter thanks the following community partners for their support of this initiative.

NAPA Input Sessions

illuminadmin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:46:49 +0000

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
8 – 9:30 a.m.
(Check-in opens at 7:30 a.m.)
Welcome: Dr. Alan Merten, President, George Mason University
Moderator: JC Hayward, Noon Anchor and Vice President for Media Outreach, WUSA 9
Invited: U.S. Congressmen Gerry Connolly, Jim Moran, and Frank Wolf and U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb

The Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter thanks the following community partners for their support of this initiative.

22nd Annual Convention and Trade Show

illuminadmin — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:17:27 +0000

The District of Columbia Health Care Association is proud to present its 22nd Annual Convention and Trade Show: Innovation in a Time of Change. Educational offerings speak to the entire interdisciplinary team, giving guidance and offering tools to use to address issues that face us on a daily basis.

Join your peers for a once-a-year networking experience, and join your business partners to learn about their goods and services in a day that is packed from start to finish with information for you.

Click here for more details.