AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE
sponsored by The Skilled Services Troubleshooter
presented on October 4, 2005
Are you letting valuable Medicare dollars fall through the cracks?
If you have residents who deserve Medicare coverage but are not receiving it, you're not getting paid for the services you provide. These residents must be "skilled" before they can benefit from this coverage. You need to make sure each resident is being covered at the highest appropriate level to receive the reimbursement your facility deserves.
HCPro experts answer all of your most pressing skilling questions . . .
Keys to Skilled Services: Best Practices to Increase Your Medicare Census, a 90-minute audioconference will bring you and your staff up-to-speed on when and how to skill residents. Our expert speakers Kitt Wakeley, CNHA, MHA, MPA, and Terrie Gordon, RN, RAC-C, will cover the rules and guidelines of skilling under Medicare, how to skill, how to build a skilled unit, and how to code the MDS for Medicare. Listen to this valuable audioconference and put an end to missing out on the benefits and reimbursement you and your residents deserve.
AGENDA
I. Guidelines to skilling a. Overview: Get paid for what you do
b. Basic guidelines
c. Case examples
d. Documentation advice
e. Throw out the bad eggs
II. Official rules and regulations a. Pub 100-2, Benefit Policy Manual 1. The administrative presumption
2. Management and evaluation of a care plan
3. Observation and assessment of a resident's condition
4. Teaching and training
5. Questionable scenarios
b. The RAI User's Manual
III. Top 5 questions: When to skill a. Hospice care
b. Psychiatric evaluation
c. 60-day break in skilled services
d. 30-day window
e. Leaves of absence
IV. How to build your skilled unit a. The medical director
b. The marketing director
c. Marketing and operational strategies
V. Coding the MDS for Medicare a. Crucial sections of the MDS
b. Top 5 questions: Coding the MDS and MDS accuracy
TOOLS:
1. Skilled services check-off sheet for clinical staff
2. Physician/SNF checklist
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
Kitt Wakeley, CNHA, MHA, MPA, is the owner and co-founder of Valir Health, originally known as Pinnacle Health Care Group. Mr. Wakeley's role in Valir's rapid growth has been as a Medicare expert and entrepreneur in healthcare ventures. Speaking at seminars, conventions, universities, and healthcare facilities across the nation, Wakeley has been recognized as a progressive expert in the healthcare industry. He has worked as a contributing author for HCPro, Inc., and produced a line of videos related to Medicare.
Terrie Gordon, RN, RAC-C, has been in the long term care industry for 17 years. She is currently the Vice President of Nurse Consulting and Financial Services for Valir Health. Ms. Gordon has worked in many capacities, and for the past 5 years has served as a nurse consultant to many facilities in Oklahoma. She also has worked in the home health arena and has vast experience and training in wound management.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN:
Administrators, DONs, MDS Coordinators, Admissions Directors, Charge Nurses
PROGRAM MATERIALS:
Program materials will be provided with PDF links.
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