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https://njha.medpower.org/visitor_catalog_class/show/718336
Live Webinar
Oct 20, 2021 @ 10am
Continuing Education Credits Offered: CNE, LNHA/CALA 1.0
Cost $59
Overview: The session is designed to review the nursing and therapy skilled documentation regulations
and requirements as outlined in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (MBPM) , Chapter 8, to support MDS coding
under PDPM. Although payment under PDPM has shifted away from therapy minutes being the driver, continued
skilled therapy documentation is required. An increased emphasis has been placed on the nursing and IDT
documentation to support the Med A Patient Stay admission. The facility documentation must support reasonable
and necessary skilled care specially designed to meet each patient’s unique clinical needs, and in support of the
admitting diagnosis and care plan.
This program is 60 minutes in length.
Objectives:
• Attendees will examine a broader understanding of the regulations in the Medicare Benefit
Policy Manual (MBPM) Chapter 8, for both nursing and therapy, to meet Medicare Part A
Admission requirements.
• Attendees will extend their knowledge of the content required to indicate skilled nursing and
therapy documentation was present and supports MDS accuracy of the Med A patient stay.
▪ Attendees will identify effective skilled documentation training strategies by means of specific skilled
nursing and therapy content examples
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course, the learner will be able to formulates 2 documentation requirements that support MDS Accuracy.
**Refunds will not be issued for late or missed course attendance.
New Jersey State Nurse Association Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation and New Jersey State Nurses Association by the Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey (HRET). HRET-NJ is an accredited provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Accreditation an accredited approver by the American Nursing Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
This activity provides 1.0 nursing contact hours.
There are no conflicts of interest, sponsorship or financial/commercial support being supplied for this activity. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity.
Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board Statement
This continuing education program is sponsored/conducted by the Health Research and Educational Trust and is in compliance with N.J.A.C. 8:34-7.3 to provide licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA) and certified assisted living administrator (CALA) education credits accepted by the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board. This education activity may only be used for continuing education credit and not to meet academic college credits.
This education activity has been approved for 1.0 LNHA/CALA credits.
