Events & Education

Overview:

This session will review 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 will review how these measures are calculated and how they impact your overall Five-Star Quality Rating. The session will focus 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. 

Objectives:

1. 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
2. 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
3. Describe a process for establishing priority QAPI goals and actions to improve communication of changes in ADL status

Continuing Education Hours:

Each session is NAB approved.  Proactive Medical Review will upload.  You must log-in and attend the entire webinar to receive 1.25 hours.  Please provide your NAB number at the time of registration.  Nurses attending the entire webinar will receive 1.25 hours for each webinar.  “This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.”

Method of Payment:

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