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Affinity Health Services is honored to have been selected to speak at the 2017 Pennsylvania Association of County Affiliated Homes Fall Conference at The Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square on Thursday, September 14^th.

Date of Event:

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Presentation: 

“The MDS Impact”

Presenters: Teresa Toth, RN, RAC-CT, Clinical Consultant for Affinity Health Services, Inc.

 

Program Overview:
Whether you are new to the MDS assessment process or if you do not actively participate in the assessment process on a day-today basis, this session offers an opportunity to obtain a stronger understanding of the importance of accuracy in the MDS process.

Because data in the MDS impacts so many aspects of the long-term care facility, it is important for all staff to have a clear, concise understanding of how this instrument impacts the function of the facility.

Objectives include:

• Understanding how the MDS impacts the long-term care facility
• Understanding the financial, quality measures, and survey aspects of the assessment tool in long-term care
• Identify barriers to accurately code the MDS

PANAC host – Speaker – Teresa Toth, Clinical Consultant, Affinity Health Services

For those who are new to the MDS Assessment process or who do not actively participate in the Assessment process on a day-to-day basis, this is the perfect opportunity to obtain a stronger understanding of the entire process.  Because the data in the MDS impacts so many aspects of the LTC facility, it is important for all staff to have an understanding of how this instrument impacts the functioning of the facility.  Participants will be exposed to the financial, quality measures and survey related aspects of the assessment tool.

Date:  May 26, 2017

Time:  12:00 noon to 1:00pm

Webinar

Register at PANAC website www.paanac.net/event-2505598/registration

Fee:  member – free

          nonmember – $35.00

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Bio

Teresa Toth, RN

Employed for over 6 years as an Assessment Coordinator in LTC facilities, responsible for completion of and transmission of the MDS to Myers and Stauffer, determined whether residents qualified for Medicare benefits and determined when those benefits were to be discontinued, trained clinical staff in data requirements of the assessment, improved accuracy of Case Mix Index of the facility and maintained a low error rate during the Utilization Management Review process.

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Continuing Education

This activity has been submitted to the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours.  Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Disclosure

The PANAC Education Committee has determined there is no conflict of interest in this presentation.

The speaker has identified that there is no conflict of interest in this presentation.

Successful Completion

Successful completion for receipt of the certificate is determined by presenting the completed  evaluation form.  Partial credit will not be provided for this webinar.