Seminar Descriptions

Harmony seminars can be accessed via webinar and audioconference!

Harmony Healthcare offers the following seminars publicly and privately. Seminars range from 3 to 6 hours in duration and have been approved for professional Contact Hours. Contact Hours are awarded for successful course completion. Please contact Harmony Healthcare for details on specific courses. (*Web based education is not approved for contact hours toward license renewal)

For the customer's convenience, each seminar can be compressed into shorter versions in order to better accommodate the facility staff. In addition, customized seminars are available to address facility challanges.

Harmony Healthcare International is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Harmony Healthcare International is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.

Harmony Healthcare International submits course material for review and approval by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) and the National Association of Boards and Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) of clock hours and participant hours.

Harmony is now doing MDS 3.0 and RUG's IV seminars

Minimum Data Set: "The Foundation for Accurate Reimbursement":

A comprehensive review of the Minimum Data Set from a regulatory and PPS perspective. Appropriate for nursing staff.
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Medicare Nursing/Therapy Documentation in a Skilled Nursing Facility:

Overview of Medicare entitlement, eligibility and coverage criteria leading into samples and examples of supporting and non-supporting skilled nursing and therapy documentation.
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How to Manage an In-House Rehabilitation Program in a Skilled Nursing Facility:

User-friendly guidelines for implementing and managing an in-house rehabilitation (occupational, physical, speech therapy) program. From assessing expenses (FTE's, capital and supplies) to management of the day-to-day operations, along with profit/loss template.
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Medicare Entitlement, Eligibility and Cover Criteria in a Skilled Nursing Facility:

This program provides a comprehensive training on the rules and regulations allowing Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B coverage during a skilled nursing facility stay.
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Treating the Cognitively Impaired Patient in the SNF:

Dementia is defined as a deterioration of intellectual function and other cognitive skills, leading to a decline in the ability to perform activities of daily living.  Sadly, many people think the early symptoms of Alzheimer's are signs of normal aging, so it often goes undiagnosed.  As specialists in this area, we can dramatically improve patient's qualify of life by providing both creative and effective treatment.  This seminar will address treatment strategies, goal setting and note writing for therapy professionals.

 

Consolidated Billing:

This program reviews the components of consolidated billing, allowing the attendee to identify excluded services and the requirements for reimbursable ambulance transportation.
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Medicare/Therapy Revenue Enhancement Tips and Strategies:

This program will enable healthcare providers to provide quality healthcare through an understanding of the Medicare Reimbursement system in a skilled nursing facility. Speaker will provide an overview of the areas that significantly impact Medicare Reimbursement and MDS Integrity as well as discuss areas of opportunity and associated dollar impact. In addition, audience will receive strategies to prevent inaccurate MDS's and enhance the facility's overall revenue.
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Resource Utilization Groups (RUG's III): "The Clinical and Financial Perspective":

Detailed review of the Resource Utilization Groups including the specific level criteria in relation to the rate of reimbursement. This seminar discusses the newly implemented changes to the SNF RUG's reimbursement system. Speaker will review criteria for nine newer RUG's categories, strategies for rate preservation and optimal reimbursement. In addition, this forum will provide audience with current regulatory updates.
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MMQ, MDS, AND PPS: A United Front:

A comprehensive review of the Minimum Data Set and Management Minutes Questionnaire from a regulatory and PPS perspective. Appropriate for administrators and all nursing staff. Participants will gain strategies for developing proactive policies and procedures with the intention of integrating facility systems and team members.
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Restorative Nursing Program Development:

This course focuses on key concepts for development of Restorative Nursing Programs which are highly successful. Components include patient identification, initiation of planned programs and goal setting. Nursing and Therapy perspectives are both addressed.
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MDS 101: Introduction to the Minimum Data Set:

This program provides a comprehensive training on the rules and regulations allowing Medicare Part A coverage during a Skilled Nursing Facility stay. In the class the MDS will be reviewed in detail from start to finish. This program discusses ARD management, ADL coding, diagnosis coding, RUGs III leveling, in addition to a variety of other topics.
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Administrator's Guide to the MDS:

This course will address the elements and purpose of the RAI. The administrator and Directors of Nursing need to know how to oversee and manage the MDS process.  This course will educate on the ever changing regulations set forth by CMS. You will gain the knowledge to capture the HIGHEST rate of reimbursement in your facility. Understanding the MDS, its outcomes and reports it generates is imperative for accuracy in case management and reimbursement. The course will teach the key components of the MDS 2.0 and participants will be able to recognize the medical requirements to qualify a patient as Medicare eligible. Participants will be walked through the steps needed to solve the mystery of completing the MDS.
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