This session covers an overview of elder abuse prevention in SNF/NF settings and the Elder Justice Act, including updated Requirements of Participation (RoP). Emphasis is on the application of facility best practices and QAPI programming to reduce the risk of abuse incidents and to ensure compliance.

This session reviews discharge to community, hospital readmissions, and emergency room visit 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 decreasing unplanned discharges, emergency room visits, and return to hospital visits in short-term stay residents and improve your quality measures 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.

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.

This session reviews the RoP infection prevention and control program updates and UTI and catheter insert/left in bladder quality measures that impact the Quality Measure component of the Nursing Home Compare 5-Star Quality Rating system. During the session, we review how these measures are calculated and how they impact your overall 5-Star Quality Rating. The session focuses on best practices for reducing urinary tract infections and unnecessary catheter use in your facility and how to improve these measures using a QAPI framework with emphasis on reduction of common MDS coding errors and implementation of a facility specific 5-Star road map action plan. Sample tools are shared for driving and sustaining 5-Star Quality.

This session reviews the antipsychotics 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 antipsychotic medications and chemical restraints in your facility and how to improve these measures 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 antipsychotic reduction efforts.

This session reviews falls with major injury and physical restraint 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 falls with major injury and restraints in your facility and how to improve these measures 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 shared for driving and sustaining Five-Star Quality.

This webinar focuses on the importance of pressure ulcer reduction in nursing facilities. Evidence-based practices on pressure ulcer risk assessment, prevention and healing, staging and documentation, and pressure ulcer management are discussed. Tools to assist the facility nursing leadership team in monitoring trends in pressure ulcer rates and incorporating pressure ulcer reduction into the facility QAPI processes are discussed.

This session reviews the pain 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 pain management to improve your pain quality measures using a QAPI framework. Sample tools are shared for driving and sustaining Five-Star Quality.

This webinar focuses on the Staffing component of Nursing Home Compare's 5-Star Rating System. You will learn how the staffing rating is calculated and how it impacts your overall 5-Star rating. Tips on how to analyze your data and develop plans to achieve 5-Star status are discussed, along with application of the elements of QAPI to improve facility 5-Star Ratings and improve staff retention.

This one hour webinar focuses on the Health Inspections component of Nursing Home Compare's 5-Star Rating System. You will learn how the health inspection rating is calculated and how it impacts your overall 5-Star rating. Tips on how to analyze your data and develop plans to achieve 5-Star status are discussed, along with application of the elements of QAPI to improve facility 5-Star Ratings and improve regulatory compliance.

This 1.25 hour webinar focuses on the fundamentals of QAPI and incorporating the 5 QAPI elements into existing continuous quality improvement (CQI) facility quality programs. Self-assessment for goal setting, the QAPI written plan, policies and procedures, and leadership's role in accountability for QAPI programs are emphasized.

This 2-part webinar (90 minutes each session) focuses on a comprehensive review of the Phase 2 requirements of the new Requirements of Participation (RoP). The content focuses on helping nursing facility staff understand the new RoP that will be effective on November 28, 2017,  and specific actions required to achieve and maintain compliance with the new rules. Self-assessment of policies and procedures, current facility practices, leadership's role in accountability for implementation of the new requirements, and strategic implementation solutions will be emphasized. For each Phase 2 requirement, assessment recommendations, intervention strategies and education topics will be examined. Sample policies, implementation tools and resources included with each webinar purchased.

17 Total CEUs for the Webinar Series

Proactive Medical Review & Consulting assists post-acute care providers in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and promoting measurable care excellence. Proactive specializes in SNF risk assessment, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) projects, medical record review services and staff development to promote care quality and effective clinical documentation. Proactive offers consulting for Medial Review and Medicare Appeals, and is uniquely positioned to assist SNF providers with therapy oversight and the defense of skilled rehab services through their team that includes Therapist consultants in addition to Nurse, Health Facility Administrator, MDS and SNF/NF billing experts.