Recorded on October 11 & 18, 2017

You will recieve links to the recording and handouts via email upon successful registration.

Contact

Amie Martin, OTR/L, CHC, RAC-CT, Clinical Consultant 
Proactive Medical Review & Consulting, LLC 
(812) 471-7777 
amartin@proactivemedicalreview.com 

 

 

Contact Hours: 1.25

Instrustional Level: Intermediate

Target Audience: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nursing Staff and Leaders, Quality Assurance Director, Social Services, Rehabilitation Services
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Presented By:

Amie Martin, OTR/L, CHC, RAC-CT, Clinical Consultant
Amie Martin is an Occupational Therapist with twenty years of experience serving in long term care leadership and as a clinical program specialist. She is certified in healthcare compliance, and has successfully partnered with providers to improve clinical outcomes, compliance programs, medical record documentation, and to reduce error rates under medical review. Amie’s recent publications include articles for the American Occupational Therapy Association, American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination, American College of Health Care Administrators, and the American Health Lawyers Association.

Shelly Maffia, MSN, MBA, RN, LNHA, QCP, Clinical Consultant
Shelly Maffia is a Registered Nurse and Nursing Home Administrator with over ten years of experience serving in long term care leadership and consulting positions, including positions as Director of Nursing, Administrator, and Corporate Nurse Consultant and Training Positions. She earned the QAPI Certified Professional (QCP) credential from the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC), which was established to promote the highest standards for QAPI program implementation in the long-term care profession.

Increase in ADL Help, Ability to Move Independently Worsened & Improvement in Function:

Analyzing 5-Star Functional Mobility Quality Measures and Applying QAPI Principles to Improve Functional Mobility Quality Measures

Course Description: This session reviews the increase in ADL help, the ability to move independently worsened, and improvement in function quality measures that impact the Quality Measure component of the Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating system. During the session, we review how these measures are calculated and how they impact your overall Five-Star Quality Rating. The session focuses on best practices for reducing and preventing decline in ADL status and improving this quality measure using a QAPI framework with emphasis on reduction of common MDS coding errors and implementation of a facility specific Five-Star road map action plan. Sample tools are shared for driving and sustaining Five-Star Quality.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how the increased need in ADL help, ability to move independently worsened, and improvement in function quality measures are calculated and impact the Five-Star Quality Rating score.
  • Describe best practices for improving and monitoring your quality measures in the area of increased need for ADL help, ability to move independently worsened, and improvement in function and impacting Five-Star Quality Rating score.
  • Describe a process for establishing priority QAPI goals and actions to improve communication of changes in ADL status .

Course Content:

Review of the increased need in ADL help, ability to move independently worsened, and improvement in  function measures and impact on 5-Star Rating

  • Percent of residents with increased ADL help, mobility decline, and improved function
  • Percent of residents with ability to move independently worsened
  • How to calculate increased ADL help, mobility decline, and improved function in the 5-Star Rating system
  • The importance of coding accuracy with late loss ADLs and communication of changes in ADL status

Best practices related to monitoring for resident changes in ADL status and appropriate action with decline

Developing a QAPI plan based on increased ADL help, mobility decline, and improved function data analysis

  • PIP Team
  • Establishing goals for implementation
  • Identification of tools for evaluating and monitoring compliance
  • Plan for monitoring compliance
  • Implementation of changes that will result in 5-Star improvement

Closing Comments/Q&A