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Series Title: Documentation in Depth

Session Title: Supportive Documentation for Skilled Care Justification

Target Audience: Nursing staff, DONs, MDSC, Rehab directors, Compliance, Appeals management

Presented By:

• Christine Twombly, RN-BC, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, HCRM, CHC

Course Description:

In the dynamic and demanding environment of SNFs/NFs, accurate and comprehensive documentation is paramount. This presentation is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the essential skills and knowledge needed to create supportive and thorough documentation for individuals receiving daily skilled care in the SNF to obtain accurate and appropriate reimbursement for the services provided. Participants will be equipped to navigate the complexities of documenting the to support the medical necessity of the skilled services. and leave with a solid understanding of the regulatory landscape, enhanced communication skills, and practical strategies for creating comprehensive and supportive documentation. This presentation aims to empower healthcare professionals in SNFs/NFs to provide the highest quality of care while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of their documentation.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to recognize and articulate the key elements necessary for comprehensive and supportive documentation to support Medicare coverage in the skilled nursing facility.
2. Participants will recognize the implications of incomplete or inaccurate documentation on care planning, quality of care, accurate reimbursement and ensuring regulatory compliance.
3. Participants will develop effective communication skills for documentation strategies to support coverage and avoid denials under medical review collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams.

Nurses:  The Kansas Healthcare Association is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This offering is approved for 1.0 contact hour applicable for RN and LPN relicensure (KSBN LT0030-0338)

Administrators: This course is approved for 1.0 continuing education credit hours for adult care home administrators by the Kansas Department Aging and Disability Services.  KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing sponsorship number LTS-A0001.

Operators: This course offering is approved for 1.0 continuing education clock hour for the Kansas registered operators in the core area of Resident Care by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship number: LTS-A0001.

Social Workers: This course is approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education hours for Kansas licensed Social Workers by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.  Approval number: 17-006.

Dietitians: This course is approved for up to 1.0 continuing education clock hour for Kansas Licensed Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.  KDADs Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship Number: LTS-A0002

CE’s will be provided to those that complete a registration and the follow up attendance verification form. Webinar log in information and dial in information will be provided prior to the webinar.

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