Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Oct. 1, 2026 launches a three-year countdown. The director of nursing services (DNS), the nurse assessment coordinator (NAC), and other nurse leaders will need to engage collaboratively in long-range planning so that the entire interdisciplinary team (IDT) will …
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. While the Nursing component is the primary driver of state Medicaid case-mix systems that operate under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), some states also have incorporated the Non-Therapy Ancillary (NTA) component, says Scott Heichel, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-CTA, DNS-CT, …
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Nurse leaders will need to do short-, mid-. and long-range planning to successfully implement the new and revised policies for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) and the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing program (SNF …
The NIOSH Online Workplace Violence Prevention Course for Nurses is reaccredited through July 2029. This free, interactive course is designed to help healthcare workers better understand the scope and nature of violence in the workplace. Upon successful completion of the course, healthcare professionals can earn continuing education units.
Introducing CaseTrace A Free CDC Interactive Tool to Speed Up HAI Outbreak Investigations We are pleased to share CaseTrace, a new CDC resource available to support healthcare-associated infection (HAI) outbreak investigations. CaseTrace helps responders investigate potential HAI transmission events faster and reduces delays that can lead to potential patient exposures. …
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Medicaid Case-Mix: Make the Nursing Component a Top Priority Many Medicaid case-mix states that use the MDS have transitioned or are in the process of transitioning to a case-mix system that is based on the Patient-Driven Payment Model …
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. How to Address ‘I Can’t’ or ‘I Won’t’ When Staff Seem Resistant to Change Change is a constant in nursing home settings, says Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior advisor for Aging at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement …
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The ability to identify and act upon potential or actual clinically significant medication issues drives the coding of N2001 (Drug Regimen Review) and its companion item N2003 (Medication Follow-Up) on the PPS 5-Day MDS, as well as N2005 …
Resident care observations and staff interviews are both core components of the long-term care survey process, so surveyors have multiple opportunities to interact with all levels of nursing staff, says Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, NHA-MT, director of education and certification strategy for AAPACN. “Teaching staff the survey …
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The OBRA Significant Correction to Prior Assessment (SCPA), which includes the Significant Correction to Prior Quarterly Assessment and the Significant Correction to Prior Comprehensive Assessment, is one of the most misunderstood parts of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) …
