Program Sponsor MDS 3.0 Leading a Successful Transition plus Are Your Stars in Alignment? CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes June 15, 2010 University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center
If you are an administrator, CEO, regional director, director of nursing, MDS coordinator, or business office manager, MDS 3.0 Leading a Successful Transition is designed specifically for you. Care Providers of Minnesota is pleased to welcome two national experts from PointRight for a full day of MDS 3.0 and CMS Five-Star Rating System training. MDS 3.0: Leading a Successful Transition 4 hours MDS is the backbone of our industry and this is not changing. Successful transition to MDS 3.0 will impact reimbursement, professional/general liability, public perception and, most importantly, resident care. We have been down this road before! The key question is, Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes or will we use past experiences to master this impending challenge? This is not an MDS coding workshop, but a program designed for facility leadership ultimately responsible for financial, clinical and overall success of the facility. Are Your Stars in Alignment? CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes 2 hours Since December 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been using the Five-Star rating system for the nation s nursing homes. Touted as an enhancement to Nursing Home Compare, CMS long-standing public reporting system for nursing home quality, Five-Star aims to offer consumers an easier quality rating system to assist in making placement decisions and monitoring quality of care. Five-Star incorporates survey, staffing, and quality into an overall score of one to five stars. Since its inception, stakeholders have questioned many aspects of how stars are assigned to facilities. While CMS continues to work with providers and health care associations to address concerns, long-term care providers must work with, manage, understand and translate the Five-Star system for staff, residents, families, governing bodies and the public. This program will help long-term care facility staff be critical consumers of this information and, when possible, identify improvement strategies. We ve Got You Covered!
Faculty Steven Littlehale MS, GCNS-BC Steven Littlehale is Executive Vice President/ Chief Clinical Officer at PointRight Inc., a company that provides innovative analytical solutions through a combination of advanced technology, comprehensive data resources and professional expertise to help organizations make decisions that increase profitability, reduce risk, and improve quality of service. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, Washington, DC and the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Steven has more than 20 years experience in long-term care as a clinician, researcher, educator, and consultant. During this time, he was a nurse assistant, charge nurse, researcher, educator and executive. He previously worked at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, where he contributed to CMS MDS v2.0 training materials and lectured internationally on the RAI system. Steven has developed and implemented several nursing home interventions for various nationally funded studies and has published on these and other long-term care issues. Steven is an Advanced Practice Nurse, Certified as a Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing and Continuing Education & Staff Development. Sheila Capitosti, RN-BC, NHA, MHSA Sheila G. Capitosti is Senior Healthcare Specialist at PointRight Inc. Sheila has more than 20 years experience in the field of long-term care. She has served in many roles, most recently at the corporate level as Vice President for Clinical Services and Vice President of Operations for Affinity Health Services, Inc., a long-term care management and consulting company. Her expertise lies in the areas of quality improvement services and clinical program development plus the long-term care survey and certification process and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
Details Date: June 15, 2010 Where: University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center 1890 Buford Avenue, St. Paul Time: 9:00 a.m. 4:15 p.m. (8:30 am check-in) Costs: $150 per member $200 per prospective member (includes course materials, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments) CEUs: 6 clock hours, 7.2 contact hours Code: MN11-90027 Lodging Care Providers of Minnesota has a room block at the Radisson Hotel Roseville for $101 per room, per night. Please reserve your accommodations early to receive this rate. Call the Radisson at (651) 636-4567 for reservations. Program Sponsor Care Providers of Minnesota thanks business partner PointRight for its sponsorship of this important MDS 3.0 training program. Cancellation and No Show Policy Refunds will be issued to registrants who cancel by June 7, 2010 minus a $25 processing fee. Cancellations received after that date are charged full registration fee; however, course materials will be mailed out. Registrants who are unable to attend may substitute someone else in their place. No shows are charged the full registration fee and will receive course materials. Registration There are three ways to register 1. Online at www.careproviders.org (go to Education & Events) 2. Call Cara Tuenge 952-851-2494 or MN Toll-Free 800-462-0024 3. Via mail or fax (form available online) About PointRight PointRight, formerly LTCQ, is an industry leader working with MDS, survey, financial, staffing, loss and claims, and public and proprietary data to ensure excellence in processes and outcomes. Using some of the largest and best databases in the industry, PointRight s nationally recognized clinical staff, researchers, and technologists expertly translate disparate data into usable information and insight allowing clients to realize improvements in quality and survey performance, reduced insurance premiums and improved profits. PointRight s Data Integrity Audit ensures the accuracy of MDS assessments prior to state submission. Tools and services focus on accurate reimbursement, risk management, improved clinical outcomes and regulatory compliance.
MDS 3.0 Upcoming Events July 15 MDS 3.0: Planning & Implementation Symposium Keynote and multi-disciplinary breakout sessions will address the anticipated regulatory impact of MDS 3.0, resident interview training, coding, staff roles, return to the community implications, and more. Watch for more details on this full-day seminar and product showcase. October MDS 3.0 Regional Meeting Roundtables Care Providers of Minnesota s fall regional meetings will offer a discussion-based format for members to share initial impressions on MDS 3.0 implementation, gather information, and support each other in the transition to this new system. November MDS 3.0 Resource & Information Exchange 15-17 Coders and others will be able to stop by the Exchange at the Care Providers of Minnesota Convention to meet with experts, discuss challenges, and learn how colleagues across the state are managing the transition to MDS 3.0. Additional Resources Website Resources Care Providers of Minnesota has compiled an extensive library of MDS 3.0-related resources, which can be found on the Just for Members section of the Care Providers of Minnesota website under MDS 3.0. If you have specific questions about MDS 3.0, please contact Vice President of Member Services Doug Beardsley at dbeardsl@careproviders.org or 952-851-2489. Cover Photo Credit: Villa St. Vincent