Seminars

DAY 1—8:00 am–4:00 pm
Introduction

• Rationale for change to the MDS assessment process and payment system
  • RAND report findings
  • STRIVE analysis impact
• Implementation guidelines
  • CMS timeline
  • Realistic approaches
• LTC demographic trends and service transformation
  • Acknowledge served populations
  • Determine current services
  • Embrace change

Scope of Changes or Prevent the ‘Perfect Storm’ Effect

• Updating the MDS and RAI process
  • Content changes
  • Data-gathering approaches
  • Methods redesign: assessment to care plan
  • Considerations for transitioning to MDS 3.0
• Quality measurement
• Five-star quality rating system concerns
• RUG-IV payment system: Changing incentives
  • Access to care
  • Proxy measures
  • Therapy utilization

Assessment and Payment Changes: Inherent Dangers, Vulnerabilities, and Unknowns

• Interview processes
• ADL index calculation
• ARD management
• Hierarchical and item changes
• New qualifiers
• Case mix index changes
• Outliers: Drug and respiratory costs

DAY 2—8:00 am–4:00 pm
Payment Modeling with Your Current Clients

• Determine current utilization days against CMS expected
  • ADLs
  • Projection
  • Concurrent therapy
  • Proxy items
  • Mood
• Project existing clients into RUG-IV Categories
• Case studies

Impact Analysis on Daily Operations

• Determining staffing requirements
• Staff education and training materials
• Automation systems
• Marketing for customers

Preparation Time is Limited: So, ‘What Do We Do First?’

• Analyze
• Develop Schedule and Timeline
• Begin Implementation and Be Flexible
• Reevaluate as More Information in Released

I. Introduction

• Discuss the reasoning behind the changes to the MDS assessment process.
• Describe the major thrust of the STRIVE analysis.
• Identify at least one demographic trend that impacts SNFs.

II. Scope of Changes or Prevent the 'Perfect Storm' Effect

• Discuss the systems repercussions associated with transition to the MDS 3.0 assessment.
• List the major changes expected with the introduction of RUG-IV.
• Describe the impact of the changes on the Five-star quality rating system.

III. Assessment and Payment Changes: Inherent Dangers, Vulnerabilities, and Unknowns

• Identify the hierarchical changes that will occur under RUG-IV.
• Differentiate between the ADL scoring for RUG-III and RUG-IV.
• Describe the importance of accurate ADL data capture.
• Discuss the issues related to drug costs in the SNF.

IV. Payment Modeling with Your Current Clients

• Describe a method to project utilization days under RUG-IV.
• Determine what payment categories will capture current clients under RUG-IV.
• Identify the elements needed to complete a comparison between RUG-III and RUG-IV.

V. Impact Analysis on Daily Operations

• Discuss how staffing requirements under the new payment system are likely to change.
• Determine a timeline for training staff on new assessment and payment systems.
• Identify marketing opportunities under RUG-IV.

VI. Preparation Time is Limited: So, 'What Do We Do First?'

• Define a preparation plan to meet timelines for the new payment system RUG-IV.
• List at least two problems that might be encountered during the transition process to the new payment system.

Who Should Attend?

• CEOs
• COOs
• CFOs
• Owners and operators
• Executive directors
• Administrators
• Directors of nursing
• Compliance officers/Risk managers

Diane L Brown BA

Diane Brown, regulatory specialist at HCPro, is a long-term care educator, consultant, editor, and author with over 25 years operational experience in healthcare. Diane serves as the lead instructor for HCPro's Survey Bootcamp. Diane is a nationally recognized leader helping post-acute care facilities to thrive as they contend with tighter funding, new reimbursement methodologies, and fewer resources.

Ms. Brown recently contributed to Accident Prevention and Resident Supervision for HCPro and co-authored and published Quick Guide to Documentation for Post Acute Care. Frequently requested, Diane lectures on MDS, survey, PPS, documentation, reimbursement, Medicare, among other healthcare issues. She also served on the Board of Directors of NASPAC and the Advisory Board of Contemporary Long-Term Care Magazine.

Speakers subject to change.

Continuing education credits will be available for this program. Please check back soon for complete information.

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