Continuing Education Sessions

Session 49 | Navigating the October 1 MDS Changes

Day: Wednesday, July 24
Time: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Type/Topic: Clinical/Person-Centered Care Practices
Room Location: Gatlin A-2

Session Summary

This presentation will highlight the RAI Manual changes that took effect on October 1, 2023, and information from the SNF PPS Final Rule for fiscal year 2024.

Presenters

Robin A. Bleier

CEO - Regulatory & Risk Consultant | RB Health Partners, Inc.

About the Presenter

Robin A. Bleier RN, HCRM, LNC , has 40 years of health care experience, 30 of which in long term care. Robin's passion is teaching and training with a focus on risk management as a means to help improve quality and resident outcomes while increasing long term care professional's work satisfaction. Robin worked as a nursing assistant, LPN, RN, DON, regional nurse, CCO, and COO. She now owns and operates RB Health Partners, Inc. (RBHPs) a long term care consultancy firm for the past 20 years. RBHPs employs an interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts and consultants to support long term care providers meet their quality improvement goals.

Katie Slier

Director of Clinical Reimbursement & Analytics | RB Health Partners, Inc.

About the Presenter

Katie Slier has specialized as a Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) consultant for over 8 years and is actively advanced certified as a Resident Assessment Coordinator through AAPACN. Katie brings over a decade of focused practice in acute and long-term care. Katie is excellent in the auditing process, which includes targeted reviews of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Medicaid case-mix, Quality Measures, the Five-Star Quality Rating Program, the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP), and the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP). She is enthusiastic about staff education, specifically related to the RAI process, PDPM, and Quality Measures.