Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Each Session is 1.0 hours and participants will earn 1.0 CEUs for these programs.
Suggested Tracks: BOM: Business Office Managers * ACT: Activities * NUR: Nursing * ADM: Administration
MDS Coding & Billing Errors: "I've got those end of month blues"
Presenters: Harmony Healthcare International
In this age of compliance, Skilled Nursing Facilities must ensure a process is place to ensure the facility receives accurate and appropriate Medicare Reimbursement. The complexities of Medicare Billing require a team approach to ensure accuracy. When facilities are able to provide accurate and correct information to the billing staff the entire end of month process goes more smoothly--and accurately! The speaker will discuss common MDS and billing errors that cause the "End of Month Blues" in Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Learners will gain knowledge about MDS 3.0 sections vulnerable to error, and the impact those errors have on Health Inspections (annual survey), reimbursement, and Quality Measures. Learners will also gain knowledge of common monthly billing errors, and the impact they can have on accurate reimbursement, a healthy revenue cycle, and auditing activity. The speaker will discuss strategies to improve communication and accuracy, and how to beat the End of Month Blues.
Nurse Leadership: Finding the Soft Stuff Can Be Hard!
Presenter: Harmony Healthcare International
Soft skills are crucial to make or break a nursing career because, a very intelligent nurse with hard skills will struggle in his or her professional life without polished soft skills. Nurses who do not possess the “soft skills” are often viewed as an undesirable employee, even if he / she has a wealth of hard skills. Consider an employee you feel challenged to engage or motivate, Is it there a lack of ability to perform the job or their attitude that stands out? It has been said that employees can be trained to perform the hard skills, but the soft skills come from within.
This presentation is designed for Nurses and healthcare administrators who want to assess and improve their ability to identify Nurses with soft skills such as compassion, teamwork, positive communication techniques and creativity. The future of healthcare and your facility’s accurate and appropriate reimbursement is soon to be a reflection of the soft skills the nursing staff possesses.
The workshop will give participants the opportunity to take part in experiential learning activities that will encourage them to practice a series of skills and reflect on them upon returning to the work site for practical application.
Activity Documentation for the Adult Learner
Presenter: Kate Waldo, Genesis Healthcare
A well-rounded, person directed and person appropriate recreation program requires consistent relationships between staff and residents. The recreation team member working the closest and most frequently with a resident is often the one that knows the residents’ interests, abilities, strengths and needs the best. This makes him/her the ideal person to complete required documentation. This program will focus on teaching adult learners the skills needed for completing assessments, care plans, quarterly progress notes and participation records.
Particpiants wil learn about:
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The basics of activity documentation and what every team members needs to know
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Model the Adult Learner Cycle and Principles in relation to teaching activity documentation to recreation team members
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Apply the Adult Learner model to teaching your team
In her role with Genesis HealthCare, Kate Waldo partners with over one hundred centers to create environments that support well-being and meaningful engagement. Before coming to her role at Genesis HealthCare, Kate was an Executive Director at Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, a Project Guide with THE GREENHOUSE Project and an Organizational Culture Change Specialist for PHI. Kate started her career in healthcare as a Program Assistant in an Adult Day program in the mountains of North Carolina. After graduating with a BS in Recreational Therapy from Western Carolina University she moved to the Northeast to become the Director of Recreation and then Assistant Administrator of a Skilled Nursing Facility.
Kate has developed and delivered national, state and local educational programs focused on implementing person-directed care, respectful work environments, self-managed work teams, coaching supervision, peer mentoring and inclusion for LGBT Elders. She has been invited to speak both nationally and locally on subjects related to improved communication skills, relationship-centered care, culture change and organizational transformation.
Recent Ftag Changes
Presenter: Michael Fleming, RN, NH DHHS
Mike Fleming discusses recent changes and revisions to the Ftags in the AHCA’s LTC Care Survey (July 2014 edition).
Michael Fleming, RN is the Bureau Chief for Survey & Certification at the NH Department of Health & Human Services.