Overview
Phase 3 of the Requirements of Participation has brought updates to survey regulations and examples. This webinar will focus on updates to Behavioral Health, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, Trauma Informed Care, and Pharmacy Services. There have been substantial changes and technical changes to many of the survey tags related to these topics as well as added examples of levels of deficiencies. These topics will be of great interest to nursing home administrators and the entire clinical team.
Learning Objectives:
1. State the clarification about when a bed rail is considered to be a physical restraint.
2. List two examples of what actions the facility’s reporting of suspected crime policy and procedure must address.
3. Give one example of what should be reported as misappropriation of resident property/exploitation.
4. State one diagnosis that may require investigation for misdiagnosis.
Instructor
Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-MTA, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, CPC
Carol Maher is a Board Certified Gerontological Registered Nurse with over 30 years of long term care experience and has worked in long term care in many roles. She worked as the MDS Coordinator in a 300 bed SNF in Pennsylvania for 8 years before moving to CA to become the MDS Coordinator/Director for a 1200 bed SNF in San Francisco. She has also worked as the MDS Coordinator in a SNF that typically had 60-75 residents on Medicare in addition to 160 long-term care residents. Most recently she was the Senior VP of Utilization Services and Director of Reimbursement for large multi-facility organizations.
Carol has worked as one of the Gold Standard nurses for MDS 3.0, serving on the RAP workgroup to prepare the way for the CAAs for MDS 3.0, and participating on a number of Technical Expert Panels related to MDS, Quality Measures and care planning. A sought-after speaker, she has given presentations at AANAC, AHCA and Leading Age national conferences as well as many state organization presentations. She is also a frequent author of articles related to the RAI process and PPS. Carol served as a member of the AANAC Board of Directors for 9 years. She is presently serving as the chair of the AANAC Expert Advisory Panel and as an AANAC Master Teacher of the RAC-CT and RAC-CTA certification courses. Ms. Maher is the Director of Education for Hansen Hunter & Co. P.C., providing MDS and Medicare classes across the country, presenting monthly educational webinars and completing compliance audits. She is the author of Long-Term Care MDS Coordinator’s Field Guide (HCPRO 2016).
Credit Hours
- 1.5 credit hours for RNs
- 1.5 credit hours for NABs
This pre-recorded webinar expires on September 30, 2024.