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The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) represents more than 15,000 post-acute care nurses and professionals working in more than 5,175 facilities. Dedicated to supporting PAC nurses and healthcare professionals in providing quality care, AAPACN offers members best in-class education, certification, resources, and strong collaborative communities.
Latest From AAPACN and the Field
- Discharge Planning: How to Ensure a Smooth Transition for the ResidentThe words “It’s time for you to go home” can evoke happiness and excitement for both residents and staff. Smiles appear on the faces of residents and their families, and giddiness is in the air. …
- Infection Prevention: Lay the Groundwork for Collaboration With the Medical DirectorThe medical director’s role in infection prevention and control involves more than just signing off on whatever comes their way via quality assessment and assurance committee (QAA) meetings, says Deb Patterson Burdsall, PhD, RN-BC, CIC, …
- NETEC Infection Prevention and Control in the LTC Setting: Cleaning and Disinfection Printable Infographic (8/22)From NETEC Long-term care (LTC) settings are communities where residents congregate closely in shared spaces, and equipment is used between residents, staff, visitors, and vendors who enter and leave frequently. This makes LTC an ideal …
- CDC FAQs: Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes (8/22)These FAQs were created to address questions about Enhanced Barrier Precautions as defined in the CDC guidance “Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs)” FAQS addressed …
- Burnout: How Can Nurse Leadership Help?By Melanie Tribe-Scott, BSN, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP The U.S. Surgeon General recently issued an advisory highlighting the urgent need to address the health worker burnout crisis across the country (Office of the U.S. Surgeon …
- Antipsychotic Medication Use Data Report April 2022 (8/22)National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes: Antipsychotic Medication Use Data Report (April 2022) he National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes is committed to improving the quality of care for …
- CMS Softens the Blow of the Parity Recalibration, but Change Is Coming QuicklyThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) final rule may not “turn that frown upside down” as the popular saying goes, but it does give SNFs—and in some cases …
- What NACs Need to Know About Five-Star Staffing ChangesEffective July 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has overhauled the methodology for the Staffing domain’s star rating calculations in the Five-Star Quality Rating System on Care Compare, says Jessie McGill, RN, …
- Tips to Achieve Supporting Documentation: Get the Information NACs Need to Code the MDSCompleting the MDS assessment requires documentation in the medical record to support nearly every item’s coding. When supporting documentation is in place, the MDS assessment process can be smooth and efficient. If it is not, …
- FY 2023 PDPM ICD-10 Mappings File (8/22)ICD-10-CM related mappings for the purposes of resident classification under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Medicare Part A SNF stays. Updated all three mappings to FY2023 code list. Reflected all changes finalized in the …
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