9403 Mill Brook Rd
Louisville, KY 40223
Phone: 502/425-5000
Fax: 502/425-3431
Louisville, KY 40223
Phone: 502/425-5000
Fax: 502/425-3431
Care Area Assessments & Care Planning for Quality Outcomes
02/29/2012 - 8:00am
02/29/2012 - 4:00pm
Galt House Hotel
140 North Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Description:
CAA’s and Care Planning are essential to quality outcomes, interdisciplinary teamwork and resident centered care. How comfortable do you feel completing the Care Area Assessments for MDS 3.0? This session will explore the items within the MDS 3.0 that will trigger the CAA’s, and detail how the process is designed to work according to the MDS manual. The class is designed to give you an opportunity to write and critique CAA’s. Come experience both lecture and lab time so that you can be confident in your facility’s process.
Course Objectives:
* Identify and review the 20 CAA’s
* Describe the development of a CAA summary according to MDS Guidelines
* Explain the process of critical thinking during CAA analysis
* Develop effective care plans per CMS protocols
* Understand how to conduct an internal compliance audit of the IDT care
plan process
Presenter:
Judi Kulus, NHA, RN, MAT, RAC-MT
Clinical Reimbursement Team Lead – Pathway Health Services
As a twenty-five year long term care professional, Judi has focused much of her work in supporting facilities in managing the RAI process, MDS coding, and nursing system quality improvement. Judi serves as a Fireside Education Center Faculty and has been a Master Teacher in the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators credentialing program since 2004. She has served as an operations manager, case mix and quality assurance consultant and a crisis control administrator for a variety of organizations, including facilities in multiple states. She has both nursing and administration experience in large corporate, small multi-facility and single proprietary operations. Her background is in successful cost containment, revenue enhancement, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, care planning, health information system development and implementation, and a comprehensive knowledge of state and federal regulations.
As a twenty-five year long term care professional, Judi has focused much of her work in supporting facilities in managing the RAI process, MDS coding, and nursing system quality improvement. Judi serves as a Fireside Education Center Faculty and has been a Master Teacher in the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators credentialing program since 2004. She has served as an operations manager, case mix and quality assurance consultant and a crisis control administrator for a variety of organizations, including facilities in multiple states. She has both nursing and administration experience in large corporate, small multi-facility and single proprietary operations. Her background is in successful cost containment, revenue enhancement, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, care planning, health information system development and implementation, and a comprehensive knowledge of state and federal regulations.
Pathway Health Services
Pathway Health Services is a professional management and consulting organization serving clients in the long term care industry. Our professionals have expertise in assisted living, skilled nursing, home health care and hospice - making Pathway a full-service long term health care consulting firm. We are dedicated to providing you with the right consultant at the right time for all of your healthcare needs. You can be certain that Pathway Health Services has the resources and expertise to meet your needs. Our reliable, resourceful, respectful and responsible team of experts represents all disciplines along the healthcare spectrum. Since our founding in early 1997, Pathway Health Services has provided management, technical support and consulting services to numerous clients throughout the country. As a fully independent company, Pathway focuses on understanding and addressing our customers' needs.
CEUs:
6 CEUs for Administrators
7 CEUs for Nursing
Provider offering number 5-0002-707-958-1-1-1
KBN approval of an individual nursing continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content.
Schedule:
8:00am- 8:30am Registration
8:30am- 10:00am Session
10:00am- 10:15am Break
10:15am- 12 noon Session
12noon- 1:00pm Lunch on your own
1:00pm- 2:00pm Session
2:00pm- 2:15pm Break
2:15pm- 4:00pm Session
Registration & Fees:
$110 per person per KAHCF Facility
$200 per person Non Member
KAHCF Cancellation Policy:
* Cancellations must be made in writing and may be faxed or mailed to KAHCF.
* Cancellations by phone will not be accepted.
* Cancellations received no later than February 21st will receive a full refund.
* Cancellations received between February 22nd and February 28th will
receive a refund of 1/2.
* Registrants who do not attend or who do not complete the full seminar will
not receive a refund unless prior written notice is given to the KAHCFoffice.
Lodging:
Galt House Hotel
140 North Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502-589-5200
Room Rates:
Rivue Tower - $112.00/single/double
Suite Tower - $132.00/single/double
Cut off date for the block of room is Tuesday, February 14.
Drive-in attendees wil receive a special rate of $6.00 per day with unlimited in/out privileges.
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