The New CMS Quality Measures: What You Need to Know
Format: Audio conference
Date Recorded: December 7, 2011 (Length of session: 1 hour)
Program Summary:
In 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin to report new quality measures (QMs) based on the MDS 3.0 resident assessment. These new QMs will replace the MDS 2.0 QMs that currently appear on the Nursing Home Compare website and have remained static since January 2011. In this session, we will provide details on how the new measures are calculated, review the new definitions of "short-stay" and "long-stay" and explain the differences between a resident "stay", a resident "episode" and "cumulative days in the facility". We will also discuss how some of the measures are risk adjusted and provide an in-depth preview of three of the measures using resident scenarios to demonstrate who is likely to flag on each of the outcomes.
Target audience:
- Administrators, Directors of Nursing, MDS Coordinators, Finance and other members of the interdisciplinary team
Speakers:
- Linda Spokane, director of analytics and technical services, LeadingAge NewYork
- Kathy Pellatt, senior quality improvement analyst, EQUIP for Quality
Registration Fee: LeadingAge New York Member: $99; Non-member: $149
Registration: Online registration only. Click here to register.
Accreditation: This audio conference is sponsored by the Foundation for Long Term Care (FLTC). The FLTC is a certified sponsor of professional continuing education with the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care (NAB). This audio conference has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit for nursing home administrators under its sponsor agreement with NAB/NCERS. State Licensure boards, however, have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses. NAB credit available until December 6, 2012.
Certified public accountants can receive 1 hour of continuing professional education credit.
How This Works: Registrants will receive a confirmation e-mail immediately after registering that contains the link to the recording and handout(s). Please check your SPAM folder for this e-mail. If you do not receive it, please contact us.
QUESTIONS? Contact:
Linda Smith, lsmith@leadingageny.org, 518.867.8385, ext. 154
Kristen Phillips, kphillips@leadingageny.org, 518.867.8385, ext. 129
