MDS Coordinators this training is designed for you! Join Suzy Harvey RN-BC, RAC-CT with BKD, February 28th in Salina, Kansas for an update regarding MDS 3.0 and Medicare.

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) manual were updated with several changes, deletions and additions on October 1, 2018. This training will provide an in-depth review of the MDS changes as well as a refresher of MDS items that remain important to the RAI process. We will also review how the MDS impacts Quality Measures, Medicaid RUG’s, 5-STAR rating system on NH Compare, QRP and VBP programs.

Agenda
8:00 | Registration
8:30 | Overview of the RAI Process; Kansas Medicaid; Kansas MDS Coordinator Regulations; MDS Coordinator Role; MDS Signatures
9:15 | Section A, Assessment Types OBRA and Medicare; ARD Compliance; Completion and Transmission Requirements
10:15 | Break
10:30 | Sections C, D, F, J and Q, Interview process
11:30 | Lunch will be provided
12:30 | MDS Update; Sections I, J, K, M, N and O
1:30 | Section GG
2:30 | Break
2:45 | MDS Impact on Medicare Programs; Quality Measures, SNF QRP, SNF VBP and Nursing Home Compare
3:45 | Managing the MDS Process | Meetings – daily, weekly and monthly | Triple Check
4:15 | Questions & Adjourn

A room block is set up at the Salina Hilton Garden for $109.00. You can reserve a room by calling 785-309-0440 and referencing LeadingAge Kansas. Hurry, the room block closes February 1st!

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Stephanie Gfeller, MS, LACHA is the Director of Education and Leadership. Stephanie joined the association in 2019 and oversees the development of our education programs, writes and manages all of our federal grant programs, and leads our Center for Leadership program. With her master’s degree in Gerontology from Kansas State University, adult care home administrator license, experience as a researcher and instructor at the K State Center on Aging, and endless creativity, Stephanie is ideally suited to her leadership role in our field. Outside of work Stephanie enjoys reading, supporting her kids at all their activities, serving as a 4-H club leader, and being outside helping on her family farm. You can reach Stephanie directly at 785.670.8047.