Cole’s contact information is listed below.ĩ455 Briarlea Court / Montgomery, AL 36117ģ3 or E-Mail at Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators Reminder If you are interested in attending this conference, please contact Lee Ann Cole, Executive Director, and request a registration form. This year’s program includes the following topics: “Fall Risk Management Care Planning” “Post-Stroke Care in LTC”, “Teaming with your Facilities’ Consultant Pharmacist for Win/Win Results, Update on Neuro-Psychiatric Management of Residents with Dementia”, and “Wound Care in the Long Term Care Setting.” The program provides Continuing Education hours for Medical Directors, Attending Physicians, Administrators, CRNP’s, RNs and LPN’s. Their educational program will provide an opportunity to advance scientific information to attendees, which will ultimately improve patient care. Their Mid Winter Conference will be held at the Sheraton-Medical Forum, Birmingham, Alabama, on February 16, 2008. Their goal is to continue educational programs and advocacy activities to help all Medical Directors and other health care providers maintain the highest level of quality care for our patients. The Alabama Medical Directors Association is the professional association of physicians and other professionals practicing in the long term care continuum, dedicated to excellence in patient care by providing education, advocacy, information, and professional development. Registering via the web will ensure we can accommodate as many participants as possible.Īn audio recording of this Special Forum will be posted to the Special ODF website at on the CMS website and will be accessible for downloading beginning Januand available for 30 days.Īlabama Medical Directors Association News The deadline for registration is 2:00 PM EST, January 22, 2008. Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing further participation information. To participate (onsite or by telephone) in this Special ODF, please register on the CMS website at on the internet. Then, the MDS 3.0 changes can be finalized and implemented nationally on October 1, 2009. This analysis will be conducted as part of the Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) study and the results will be available in late 2008/early 2009.
CMS now plans to evaluate the impact of the MDS 3.0 changes on the resident classification system, Resource Utilization Group (RUG-III), used in the Medicare payment structure. Changes were based on extensive written and oral provider feedback, a Town Hall meeting, CMS/Veterans Administration Research Collaborative, technical expert review and data collection in 8-States. The changes in MDS 3.0 have been designed to improve data assessment, care planning, and quality measurement. The MDS has not had extensive clinical updating since 1995. The updated Draft version of the MDS 3.0 form and written introduction is delayed and will be posted before the ODF. CMS will post the MDS 3.0 timeline for implementation on the “MDS 3.0 for Nursing Homes” page of its Nursing Home Quality Initiative website at: on the CMS website. Special Open Door Forum: Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 (MDS 3.0), Thursday, January 24, 2008, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ESTĪ Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 (MDS 3.0) Special Open Door Forum (ODF) is scheduled to report on the findings of a 5-year CMS Nursing Home MDS 3.0 Validation Study. Facilities are reminded to make sure that they are getting payment for these services.
We have been notified from one of our members that C+ from BCBS has been denying manual and/or adjusted claims for coinsurance on covered Part B, OT, PT, ST, etc. C+ Will Cover Part B Coinsurance for Services Provided in a Nursing Home
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