Watch out: The new nursing home survey will turn the traditional approach on its head.
For years, nursing home providers have been clamoring for a survey process that is more consistent, accurate and focused on true quality concerns nationwide. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' new Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) aims to do that and more. But will providers find the new process is more than they bargained for, or will it truly improve a survey system that many view as broken?
Make sure you're in the know: Find out how the QIS will change the survey as you have always known it. In this 1-hour audioconference, industry expert Jo Walters will walk you through the QIS, which is now in a national implementation phase. Nail down the nuts and bolts of the QIS' data-driven approach, how the minimum data set figures into the picture -- and what you can do now to prepare for what's coming down the survey pike.
Here’s a sampling of the details you’ll learn:
- 4 Goals of the QIS -- is it really more objective?
- How the new survey works from start to finish.
- The QIS will focus on facilities with major quality concerns. Will your facility be one of them?
- Key processes and tools surveyors will use in the QIS. Good news: You can access them now.
- 60% of facilities received more F tags under the QIS: Find out what surveyors targeted the most!
Have additional questions? You have the floor with the speaker during an interactive Q&A!
Who should attend? Nursing home administrators, directors of nursing, nursing home department managers, MDS coordinators, quality assurance/improvement chairs and committee members, and social service staff.
Your registration includes:
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- Expert answers to your tough questions during the interactive Q&A period.
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Jo Walters RNC, FACDONA has been involved in the long term care industry for over 25 years holding such positions as LTC Consultant, Director of Education, Director of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance, Clinical Transition Specialist, Quality Regulatory Consultant and Director of Clinical Services. She serves on many Advisory Boards such as Ohio Governor Taft’s Workforce Shortage Task Force, Ohio Access Success Project Board and the Ohio Regulatory Reform Board. Jo is a nationally respected speaker and has presented educational programs across the country. She serves on speaker’s bureaus for Johnson & Johnson, Ortho Bioteck Products, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly and Janssen Long Term Care Group. She has been involved in the National Association Directors of Nursing in Long Term Care for over 20 years and currently serves on the National Board of Directors. Jo was named the 2004 NADONA Nursing Administrator of the Year, serves on the Education & Scholarship committee and has been a presenter at past NADONA conferences. She has published articles in long-term care journals on Behavior Management, Employee Retention, and Customer Service, The QIS Survey Process. She authored a Behavior Management Manual, which is used across the country in long term care facilities.
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