Live Teleconferences & Webinars

MDS 3.0 Transition - Implementation Strategies
August 24, 2010
Webinar
2 - 3:30 p.m.
CEUs for Administrators, Nurses

Description:

Administrators and DONs are faced with a daunting task …implementation of MDS 3.0. The MDS plays a vital roll in facility reimbursement, survey outcomes, nursing interventions, staffing, resident life, quality measures and indicators, and more. While the change to the MDS 3.0 is welcomed by many professionals effective preparation for MDS 3.0 transition is critical in order to achieve operational excellence. There are significant changes between MDS 2.0 and 3.0, among these changes include:

• Resident Interview Process
• Therapy Minutes Refinement
• Expansion of Wound Care Information
• Restorative Nursing
• Look-Back Periods
• Revised Medicare Reimbursement

This webinar will provide facility leadership with the critical aspects of the MDS 3.0 implementation that they must prepare for now. Kenn Daily, LNHA will identify the most complex and misunderstood aspects of MDS 3.0 and provide practical tips and recommendations for managing the entire process.

Objectives
• Implementation strategies
* List the differences between MDS 2.0 and MDS 3.0
• Recognize how the MDS 3.0 drives Care and Reimbursement
• MDS relationship with quality indicators and quality measures