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The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN®) represents more than 19,000 post-acute care nurses and professionals working in more than 7,000 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
- PPS Discharge Assessment: 10 Steps to a More Complete, Accurate MDS
The Medicare Part A PPS Discharge assessment (i.e., the NPE item set) is now a crucial assessment with far-reaching impacts for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the Skilled Nursing Facility … - GG Goals: Not Really Gone
Effective Oct. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed column 2, discharge goals, from items GG0130 and GG0170 on the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Many nurse … - I0020B: Avoid Common Sources of Confusion When Coding This MDS Item
The ICD-10-CM code captured in MDS item I0020B (ICD-10 Code/Primary Medical Condition Category) is the foundation of case-mix classification for the Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Speech-Language Pathology … - Updates to ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines: Key Revisions and Their Implications
The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, 10th revision (ICD-10-CM), coding system is an essential tool needed to document and bill accurately for healthcare services in the long-term care (LTC) …
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Free Member Tools
- Sepsis: Nurse Documentation Training Aide
- SNF QRP Quick Facts Tools
- Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccination Toolkit
- Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources
- Template for Care Area Assessment Summary Note
- Facility Assessment Considerations: A DNS Guide at a Glance
- NAC Preparation Guide for the Triple Check Meeting Tool
- Quick Guide to the SNF QRP iQIES Report: Resident-Level QM Report
- Guide to Successful Restorative Programs
- Prepare for a Collaboration with Therapy Using SBAR
- MDS Coding Criteria for Restorative Nursing Programs
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