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Spring Webinar Schedule
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Upcoming Live Events |
Date |
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| The Mystery of Quality Measures (QMs) – The Hidden Clues in the MDS (part 2) | May 7 | Join to watch |
| MDS Resident Interviews – Following the Script and Documenting the Results | May 21 | Register |
| The Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) – Going In for Seconds: What You Need to Know | Jun 4 | Join to watch |
| PDPM Quinquennial Exhibition | Jun 18 | Join to watch |
Past Live Events |
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| The Mystery of Quality Measures (QMs) – The Hidden Clues in the MDS (part 1)Apr 23 | Apr 23 | Join to watch replay |
| The “GG” Challenge | Apr 9 | Join to watch replay |
| IDT Team: Medical Records and Coding | Mar 19 | Join to watch replay |
| IDT Team: Dietary/Nutrition and Wounds | Mar 5 | Join to watch replay |
| MDS Hurdles? Leap to Success with these Tips | Feb 28 | Watch replay |
| IDT Team: Social Services, Activities, and Therapy | Feb 20 | Join to watch replay |
| IDT Team: Nurses and CNAs | Feb 6 | Join to watch replay |
| IDT Team: Pharmacy Services and Physicians/Physician Extenders | Jan 23 | Join to watch replay |
| IDT Team: Administrators and DNS | Jan 9 | Join to watch replay |
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Jun 4 | The Interim Payment Assessment (IPA) – Going In for Seconds: What You Need to Know
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Does your Interdisciplinary Team understand the importance of an IPA? Join us as we review what an Interim Payment Assessment is, when to conduct an assessment and who should be involved. Attendees of this seminar will:
- Identify when to do an IPA
- Understand the variable per diem rate
- Discuss PDPM components that may trigger and IPA
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Meet Our Expert Trainers & Master Teachers
Our expert training team at MDS Consultants presents live RAI-focused webinars, state and national conference workshops, and scheduled certification prep programs.
Jessica Stucin
Experience
Jessica has extensive experience as an MDS Coordinator and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years, including the roles of clinical staff nurse, charge nurse, assistant director of nursing and director of nursing.
Jessica's expertise is in MDS, care planning, survey process, quality measures, risk management, utilization review, clinical reimbursement and case mix.
Linda Winston
Experience
Linda has been a nurse for over 30 years, with almost 15 years as a Director of Nursing. Linda has filled many roles in the long-term care setting, including staff nurse, supervising nurse, nurse educator and administration.
Linda's focus on improving resident care has driven her to a leadership role in the areas of the survey and certification processes, resident assessment, and clinical approaches to the improvement and prevention of skin alterations.
Barbara Bates
Experience
Barbara's 35 year nursing career included 10 years as a Director of Nursing in an upstate NY veterans home and a specialty in psychiatric nursing for psychogeriatrics, plus extensive experience in nursing administration and facility management.
As a nursing educator and consultant, Barbara is a Gold STAMP facilitator and coach in MDS 3.0 and resident assessment, care area assessments and care planning, survey preparation, survey deficiency correction, exceptional care planning, restorative nursing, pressure ulcer program assessment and safe patient handling.