Skilled Nursing Facilities: Understanding & Managing Change

Presenter: Ellen Strunk, PT, MS, GCS, CEEAA

90-minute Audio Conference
September 14, 2010, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern

Please note that ONE registration provides you with access to the audio conference via ONE phone line only.

Online Registration is for payment by credit card only. If you prefer to pay by check, please use the printable registration form for this event (PDF format).

Early Registration Fees (before September 8, 2010):

• HPA Member - $129
• Component Partner - $149 (promotional code required)
• APTA Member - $169
• Non-APTA Member - $199

On October 1, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement new rules for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). CMS plans to implement a new assessment tool, the minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 in addition to 13 new payment categories. These new rules & regulations will significantly impact rehabilitation services in SNFs and how rehabilitation services are recorded on the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Therapists may be required to make considerable changes in how they document and coordinate care, and determine projected therapy needs on the MDS. This one hour audio conference will thoroughly review the new SNF rules and regulations.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the audio conference, you will be able to:

• Identify major new distinctions between MDS 2.0 and the new MDS 3.0.
• Define the three modes of therapy delivery, and they may be utilized in a coordinated plan of care.
• Identify new definitions regarding the use of therapy aides and students in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting.
• Understand the implications of these new policies on the practice of physical, occupational & speech?language therapy.
• Understand the role of physical, occupational & speech?language therapy in Quality of Care domains in the Nursing home.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

1. Background of the MDS 3.0 & RUG IV changes
2. Change in hospital look back requirements
3. Definitions of the three modes of therapy delivery
4. Use of Supervised Modalities, Aides, and Students
5. Start of Therapy OMRAs
6. End of Therapy OMRAs
7. Short Stay Medicare Assessments
8. Care Area Triggers
9. Live Q&A

About the Presenter
Ellen R. Strunk, PT, MS, GCS, CEEAA is owner of Rehab Resources & Consulting, Inc., a company providing continuing education and consulting services for post?acute care settings. She specializes in helping customers understand the CMS prospective payment systems in skilled nursing facilities and home health settings, and especially how to deliver medically necessary therapy services in these settings. Her experience includes utilizing medical record reviews and data systems to help both inpatient and outpatient therapy providers meet regulatory guidelines.

Important Information about Continuing Education Units:  HPA does not apply to states for CEUs for audio conferences, however, your state licensure may allow credits for this education activity. You will need to contact the agency in your state handling your professional licensure in order to determine whether or not credit is available.  HPA is an approved provider of physical therapy education in the State of New York.