Thursday, June 4, 2009

June 9th Case Mix Series:Restorative Nursing - How good is the quality of your program? 10-11:30am (CST) (web & live)




Course Summary:

Since the inception of PPS, many facilities have not been successful in operationalizing an interdisciplinary restorative nursing program. They view implementation of a restorative nursing program as cumbersome at best. This workshop provides an overview of an RAI compliant program and explains how restorative nursing fits into the continuum of care. It will assist the facility in learning how to implement an effective restorative nursing program.

Three Course Objectives:

At the completion of this session participants should be able to:

Define the requirements of an RAI compliant restorative nursing program.
Explain the integration of restorative nursing along the continuum of care.
Identify two options for restorative nursing documentation.

Presenter:
Evonne A. Fillinger, RN, BSN, WCC, RAC-CT and Clinical Operations Consultant at Boyer & Associates, LLC has more than 23 years of professional health industry experience. Her areas of expertise include long term care operations, legal consulting and wound care management. Among the health care positions she held include Director of Nursing Services, Nurse Manager, Legal Nurse Consultant, CBRF Consultant, and Manager of Clinical Services. Her primary professional goal is assisting facilities process to improve resident quality of life at the highest level of care. She has been instrumental in developing person centered clinical processes that have been integrated into facility culture change. Evonne’s direct responsibilities are implementing systems to improve reimbursement, measuring facility performance in evaluation processes including mock survey, implementing culture change, developing wound care systems, auditing and diligently focusing facilities to excel in a standard of practice that maintained continuous compliance. She has also trained and tested nursing assistants and provided educational workshops in multiple states.


webcast at http://boyerandassociates.webex.com

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

June 4th from 1-3pm (CST) F309 Pain Management Webcast & Live Training Seminar

Course Summary:

Nationally accepted Standards of Clinical Practice include the new guidelines for F309 that was published in Advance with an implementation date of March 1, 2009. We will discuss the changes to F309 including pain management and the new Quality of Care investigative protocol with the use of foundational tools in assessing resident care. We will assist your facility with tools to help you “keep your arms” around your nursing practice as it relates to this critical practice. In addition, we will review additional components of F309 related to hospice, dialysis and non-pressure sore areas.

Three Course Objectives:

At the completion of this session, each participant should be able to:

Describe in detail the pain management component of F309
Determine what procedures need to be revised to meet the new guidance
Identify how new Quality of Care investigative protocol will be used




Presenter:
Patricia Boyer, RN, NHA, MSM, President/Operational Consultant

Well known throughout the United States and frequent speaker
on long-term care issues at local and state
associations including:

Performance Management
Restorative Nursing
MDS/PPS
State Case Mix systems
Medical Review

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News – Monthly “Ask the Payment Expert” Column Author