In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, AAPACN vice president of education and certification strategy, and AAPACN curriculum development specialist, Jessie McGill, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, talk about the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System – (SNF PPS) Fiscal year 2022 Final Rule and what nurse assessment coordinators need to know for October 1 implementation.

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FY 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule Highlights with Jessie McGill

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MT, AAPACN vice president of education and certification strategy talks about quality measures for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with Pat Newberry. Specifically, they address the differences between the SNF QRP and Five Star measures, and clarifications around claims-based quality measures.

Clarifying Publicly Reported Claims-Based Quality Measures with Pat Newberry

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MT, AAPACN vice president of education and certification strategy talks about quality measures for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) with Pat Newberry. Specifically, they address the differences between the SNF QRP and Five Star measures, and clarifications around claims-based quality measures. 

 In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MT, AAPACN vice president of education and certification strategy and Jessie McGill, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, discuss heat-related risks to residents, what to consider when care planning, as well as the impacts that heat- and exposure-related conditions have on MDS coding. 

Summer Heat and Care Planning

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, announces the retirement of Jane Belt, MS, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN and captures Jane's insights over 52 years of nursing experience.

Jane Belt’s Thoughts to Leave You With

 In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN discusses some of the highlights of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for fiscal year 2022 with Jessie McGill, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN. 

FY 2022 SNF PPS Proposed Rule Highlights with Jessie McGill

  In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN discusses some of the highlights of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for fiscal year 2022 with Jessie McGill, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN.  

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN discusses the importance of PEPPER with Liz Barlow, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT, DNS-CT, AVP clinical innovation for Paragon Rehabilitation, and why NACs should make time to review this report.

Make Time for PEPPER Reports

In this podcast, Kim Hicks, vice president of business development with AAPACN talks with Michelle Karl, LVN, BSHA, MBA-HC, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, clinical sales engineer with ABILITY Network, an AAPACN Diamond Partner and our 2021 Premier Conference Sponsor, about quality assurance and performance improvement—specifically, in relation to how to improve our processes as we move to a continuum of care model, ways we can drive clinical quality management, and how we can effectively manage discharges during the public health emergency. 

A Discussion about Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) with Michelle Karl

 In this eighth and final episode of the Deep Dive into MDS 3.0 Quality Measures podcast series, AAPACN curriculum development specialist, Jessie McGill, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, discusses two long-stay measures, Percent of Residents Who were Physically Restrained and Prevalence of Behavior Symptoms Affecting Others. Don't miss this great information! 

Deep Dive into MDS 3.0 Quality Measures: Episode 008 - Physically Restrained and Behavior Symptoms

 In this podcast, Kim Hicks, vice president of business development with AAPACN talks with Michelle Karl, LVN, BSHA, MBA-HC, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, clinical sales engineer with ABILITY Network, an AAPACN Diamond Partner and our 2021 Premier Conference Sponsor, about the freeze on the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) Quality Measures, what facilities need to do now to prepare for when the freeze ends and reporting and audits resume, how section GG will become even more important, and how processes have changed with some states now collecting PDPM payment codes on OBRA assessments. Don’t miss this podcast! 

The Freeze on SNF QRP Quality Measures with Michelle Karl

 In this seventh episode of the Deep Dive into MDS 3.0 Quality Measures podcast series, AANAC curriculum development specialist, Jane Belt, MS, RN, QCP, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, discusses three measures – two long-stay measures, Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight and Percent of Residents Who Have Depressive Symptoms, and a short-stay measure, Percentage of Short-Stay Residents Who Improved in Their Ability to Move Around. 

Deep Dive into MDS 3.0 Quality Measures Series: Episode 007 – Lose Too Much Weight, Have Depressive Symptoms, and Made Improvements in Function

Updated Five-Star Users' Manual Highlights with Jane Belt

Deep Dive into MDS 3.0 Quality Measures Series: Episode 006 – UTI, Indwelling Catheter, and Lose Control of Bowel or Bladder

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