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Descriptions
Harmony Healthcare
offers the following seminars publicly and privately. Each seminar
is approximately 3 hours in duration and has associated CEU's. CEU's
are awarded for successful course completion. CEU's may vary depending
on course length and content. Please contact Harmony Healthcare for
details on specific courses.
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.
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.
Medicare
Revenue Enhancement Tips and Strategies
An overview of
the areas that significantly impact Medicare Reimbursement and MDS
Integrity. Speaker to discuss areas of opportunity and associated
dollar impact. In addition, audience to receive strategies to prevent
inaccurate MDS’s and enhance overall revenue.
Medicare
Reimbursement in a Skilled Nursing Facility:
"Prospective Payment System to the Beneficiary Improvement
Protection Act" (PPA to BIPA)
Reviews the inception
of the Prospective Payment System into a skilled nursing facility
along with the evolution and impact of the Final Rule, Balance Budget
Refinement Act and Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act.
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.
Medicare
Nursing 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 documentation.
Medicare
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 documentation.
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.
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.
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.
Consolidated
Billing
This program reviews
the components of consolidated billing, allowing the attendee to identify
excluded services and the requirements for reimbursable ambulance
transportation.
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.
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.
RUG's
Revolution
The RUG's refinement
seminar discusses the newly implemented changes to the SNF RUG's reimbursement
system. Speaker will review criteria for nine new RUG's categories,
strategies for rate preservation and optimal reimbursement. In addition,
this forum will provide audience with current regulatory updates.
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.
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.
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.
Therapy
Revenue Enhancement Tips and Strategies in a Skilled Nursing Facility
This program will
enable healthcare providers to provide quality healthcare through
an understanding of the Medicare Reimbursement system with regards
to therapy operations in a skilled nursing facility. The speaker will
provide an overview of the areas that significantly impact Medicare
Reimbursement and therapy service delivery as well as discuss case
management and operational strategies.
Administrators
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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