Webinar Series

Accuracy Matters: Navigating the MDS Landscape

4 Opportunities in 2025!

February 12-14, 2025
April 16-18, 2025
August 13-15, 2025
November 12-14, 2025
All sessions are 9:00 – 1:00 (Pacific Time)

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Overview
The MDS is a critical nursing facility assessment tool that can directly impact resident quality of care, reimbursement, survey outcomes and your publicly posted quality measures. During this three-day virtual workshop, attendees will take a tour of all MDS sections, including review of the steps for assessment of each section, common coding errors and review of systems and processes to better provide for MDS completion accuracy. The final day of the workshop will include the care area assessment (CAA) process and its relationship to care planning, and an overview of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM).

Objectives

  • Review the standards for completion of the MDS, including the MDS assessment schedule.
  • Understand the specific sections of the MDS critical to facility performance and the provision of person-centered quality care.
  • Review the Care Area Assessment Process and how it relates to the development of a care plan.
  • Inspect the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) and how facility reimbursement is established.

Who should attend?
Any staff member responsible for completion of any part of the MDS, including nursing, dietary, activities, social services, and medical records. Administrators will find the information provided
in this class useful for understanding the impact of the MDS on facility systems and processes and well as impact on quality measures and star ratings.

What will be provided?
Participants will receive several handouts that will aide in the learning process, including worksheets and Care Area Assessment examples.

Cost (per participant)
$425 member rate; $575 nonmember rate

Course Instructor
Demi Haffenreffer, RN, MBA, President, Demi Haffenreffer, LLC. Demi has made long-term care her profession since 1973, first as a Director of Nursing and 40 years as a consultant. She has taught workshops nationally and internationally on a variety of subjects pertinent to Long-term and Communitybased Care and is highly sought after for her consulting expertise by nursing homes, assisted living and residentialcare communities in Oregon and around the country.