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Continuing Education:

Take Culture Change And Continence Programs To A New Level

Published on Sun Oct 14, 2007

Dial in to What Leaders Need To Know About Long-Term Care Culture Change, presented by Susan Gilster, PhD, RN, NHA on Sept. 19 at 1:00 EST, to learn about the SERVICE model: how it works--and why it works so well. Learn more: http://www.audioeducator.com/

Incontinence affects more than half of all residents in long-term care and aging facilities. The good news is that it can be treated and often cured--if your facility uses the correct incontinence management techniques. Listen to Top-Notch Incontinence Tips & How to Stay F315 Compliant, presented by B.J. Collard, RN, BSN, on Sept. 26 at 11:00 EST, to find out how. Learn more: http://www.audioeducator.com/ .

Bonus: To register, call 1-800-508-2582 or visit www.audioeducator.com. Mention code 15%OFFAUDIOHH for 15 percent off the cost of your audioconference.

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MDS Alert

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Don't let these problems escape your RAI compliance radar.

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Clip and Save:
Heed Warning Message About Late Transmissions
Keep your timeline on target to stay out of surveyors' crosshair.

Medicare:
Bill Not Until You Have Done This
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If you forget to do an MDS, you [...]

SPECIAL FOCUS:
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This simple plan will keep you out of F323 land.

With the tougher F323 tag now [...]

Continuing Education:
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Tool:
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Look way beyond Section 04 to identify these.

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Special Focus:
Fall Prevention And Management--2 Must-Do's Will Help You Stay On Top Of Falls
Create a system where falls don't fall through the cracks.

To identify systemic problems causing avoidable [...]

MDS Coding:
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Here's how CMS defines a fall.

A fall caught in time is still a fall on [...]

Medicare:
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Reader Question:
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Documentation:
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If they don't, you could end up doing some serious backtracking with auditors.

Providing expert wound [...]

MDS Coding:
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But before you code, double-check the definitions of each Rx.

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Coding Quizzer:
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Continuing Education:
Earn 3.75 Continuing Education Contact Hours In Nursing
If you're interested in obtaining 3.75 continuing education contact hours in nursing for the July, [...]

RAI Compliance Tip:
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Surveyors may be looking for this key piece.

A device can be a restraint in one [...]

MDS & Billing News
--Make sure you're complying with new diagnosis coding for dysphagia that goes into effect Oct. [...]

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