AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Restorative Nursing Made Easy
Featuring survey experts B.J. Collard, RN, BSN, GNP, ANP, CPHQ, RAC-C,
and Diane L. Brown
presented on January 15, 2008
An effective restorative nursing program—worth its weight in gold
A sound restorative nursing program not only improves quality of care—i.e., helping residents with continued improvement (such as balance, decreased falls, etc) following intensive therapy—but it can also reap you financial benefits.
In addition to classifying the residents into the rehab low Resource Utilization Group (RUG) categories, but also in reduction of staff turnover, enhanced referrals, and good preparation for the upcoming pay-for-performance initiative.
Get ahead of the curve; listen to HCPro and expert speakers for Position Your Restorative Nursing Program for Success: Resident gains boost morale, retention, and reimbursement. Spend 90 minutes listening to survey experts B.J. Collard, RN, BSN, GNP, ANP, CPHQ, RAC-C, and Diane L. Brown for cutting-edge tools and advice that will ensure you receive all the benefits of a well-run restorative nursing program.
You’ll hear examples and best practices for implementing restorative nursing programs that improved residents’ physical and mental health. A few extra minutes of time spent in nursing rehab can make a world of difference to a resident’s and your facility’s well-being.
BONUS TOOLS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-aways” provided within your materials pack:
- Care plan examples
- Triggers for compliance with CMS F-tags
- Qualifications for payment checklist
- Organizational tools
- Tools for analyzing QI/QMs under physical functioning
These materials are provided with PDF links.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Implement the structure that needs to be in place for staff to provide restorative care in an organized, planned, systematic manner
- List the criteria that have to be met to qualify for payment under PPS
- Identify how lack of a structured restorative program affects individual residents, facility QI/QMs, and the financial bottom line
- Describe a scenario where restorative nursing is appropriate
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- The definition of restorative nursing and how it affects the following:
- List of restorative nursing programs
- Resident self-esteem
- Quality of care under F-Tag #309
- Criteria for Medicare reimbursement
- Quality indicators/quality measures
- Structure of restorative nursing programs
- Restorative nursing program oversight
- Critical documentation requirements
- Organizational tools to track the program
- Appropriate length of time to be on a restorative nursing program
- Monitoring the success of the program
- Payment systems affected by restorative nursing
- Medicare and the rehab low RUG categories
- Medicaid
- What a medical reviewer may look for in terms of denying or accepting claims
- Best practice models and scenarios for when restorative nursing is appropriate
- Positive effects on resident dignity
- Positive effects on staff morale
- Positive effects on staff retention
- Q&A
MEET THE SPEAKERS
B.J. Collard, RN, BSN, GNP, ANP, CPHQ, RAC-C, is the founder of CTS Inc, a nurse consultation and education firm in Denver, CO. Specializing in postacute care, Collard’s expertise is in OBRA compliance, restorative nursing, PPS/RUGS III, MDS/RAI, quality improvement, assessment, documentation, care planning, management, and supervision. In addition, Collard has developed and presented successful director of nursing (DON) training programs for corporations and individuals for more than 13 years. She is also the author of A Restorative Nursing Manual: A practical guide to building a program, as well as A Quality Improvement Manual.
Diane L. Brown, CEO of Brown LTC Consultants and JSC Ink, is a long-term care educator, consultant, and publisher with over 25 year’s operational experience in healthcare. Brown LTC Consultants is a nationally recognized leader helping postacute care facilities to thrive as they contend with tighter funding, new reimbursement methodologies, and fewer resources. Brown is the editor of the Briggs Corporation MDS v2.0 User's Manual andThe Survey Guide.. She coauthored and published the Quick Guide to Documentation for Post Acute Care. Brown lectures on MDS, PPS, documentation, reimbursement, Medicare, among other healthcare issues. She is a master instructor of the NASPAC CRNAC and is the creator and instructor of HCPro’s Survey Prep Boot Camp—Long-Term Care Version.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
SNF administrators, DONs, MDS coordinators, restorative nurses, unit managers, nursing management, charge nurses, social workers, safety directors, administrators, activities directors, and therapists
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