How the Occupational Therapist Can Collaborate with the Director of Nursing Services

Clinical Care Solutions / DNS / Podcast / Therapist

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Colleen Oakley, OTR/L NHA RAC-CT, senior director of operations for Rehab America and treasurer and member of the AAPACN Board of Directors, discuss ways that the occupational therapist (OT) can collaborate with the …

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TIP: Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities to Host Virtual Series

Clinical Care Solutions / DNS / Tip

The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) will be hosting a virtual series of six monthly one-hour sessions starting in May 2024. Topics include: Further information and links to register can be found at the COE-NF website. This AAPACN resource is copyright protected. AAPACN individual members …

CDC NHSN HCP & Resident Vaccination Module

Administrator / Clinical Care Solutions / COVID-19 / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

Long-term care facilities can track weekly vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. April 2024 Updates Person-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms – Instructions and Guidance Documents INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING PERSON-LEVEL VACCINATION DATA Person-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Data – CSV Data Import VARIABLE DESCRIPTION AND FILE LAYOUT FOR RESIDENTS AND …

FY 2026 SNF VBP Program Early Look Performance Score Reports

Billing and Reimbursement / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News / QAPI and Quality Initiatives

The Early Look Performance Score Reports for the FY 2026 SNF VBP Program are now available for download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). Beginning in the FY 2026 Program year, the SNF VBP Program is expanding to assess performance on multiple quality measures rather than a single measure. …

CMS Minimum Staffing Rule and Medicaid Rules Released

Administrator / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News / Survey and Regulatory Compliance

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase Access to Quality Care, and Support to Families and Care Workers Nursing home minimum staffing standards promote resident care and safety  Medicaid and CHIP to have historic access standards, advance fair compensation for direct care workers The U.S. Department of Health and Human …

Q&A: If a resident goes to the emergency room and gets IV fluids, and the IV is removed prior to returning to a non-overnight visit during the ARD period, is O0110O1, IV Access, checked on the MDS? 

MDS 3.0 and the RAI Process / NAC / Q&A

Question: If a resident goes to the ER and gets IV fluids, and the IV is removed prior to returning to a non-overnight visit during the ARD period, is O0110O1, IV Access, checked on the MDS?  Answer from Scott Heichel RN, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, DNS-CT, QCP, ICC, IPCO:If there was no …

Q&A: For what situation would we use the activity not attempted code “10” in section GG?

MDS 3.0 and the RAI Process / NAC / Q&A

Question: For what situation would we use the activity not attempted code “10” in section GG? We have therapy staff coding “10” when they are not able to complete a task during their session. In the instance I am referring to, it was during the first 3 days of the …

Q&A: I found two assessments with outdated dementia ICD-10 codes that do not map to PDPM. How do I update these codes?

Billing and Reimbursement / NAC / Q&A

Question: Recently, I found two assessments that had a dementia diagnosis that does not map to a PDPM category, including F01.C2 for vascular dementia.  How do I update these codes? Answer from Jeff Taylor:There are two parts to this. The first is that the available codes for dementia were updated to …

Documentation Template: Isolation for Active Infectious Disease

MDS 3.0 and the RAI Process / NAC / Tool

The strict coding criteria for O0110M1, Isolation or quarantine for active infectious disease, requires precise documentation to support the MDS. AAPACN’s new Documentation Template: Isolation for Active Infectious Disease tool can help nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) educate nurses on the key areas of required documentation for residents in isolation. Want …