Antipsychotics: Analyzing 5-Star Antipsychotic Quality Measures and Applying QAPI Principles to Improve Antipsychotic Quality Measures
August 9, 2017 Live Webinar - 1:00 - 2:30PM
Course Description:
This session will review the antipsychotics quality measures that impact the Quality Measure component of the Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating system. During the session, we will review how these measures are calculated and how they impact your overall Five-Star Quality Rating. The session will focus on best practices for reducing antipsychotic medications and chemical restraints in your facility and how to improve these measures using a QAPI framework with emphasis on reduction of common MDS coding errors and implementation of a facility specific Five Star road map action plan. Sample tools will be shared for driving and sustaining antipsychotic reduction efforts.
Learning Objectives
Understand how the antipsychotics quality measure is calculated and impacting the Five-Star Quality Rating score
Describe best practices for reducing antipsychotics and improving your antipsychotic quality measures
Describe a process for establishing priority QAPI goals and actions to improve antipsychotics reduction efforts
Course Content
Review of the antipsychotics quality measures and impact on 5-Star Rating
Percent of residents with antipsychotic medications
Appropriate Diagnosis for antipsychotic medications
How to calculate antipsychotics medications quality measure scores in the 5-Star Rating system
Best practices related to behavior management and compliance with gradual dose reduction
Developing a QAPI plan based on antipsychotic medications quality measures data analysis
PIP Team
Establishing goals for implementation
Identification of tools for evaluating and monitoring compliance
Plan for monitoring compliance
Implementation of changes that will result in antipsychotic reduction
Closing Comments/ Q&A
Target Audience: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nursing staff and leaders, Quality Assurance Director, Social Services, Rehabilitation services
Registration is good for one CEU certificate. If there are others viewing this program with you that need CEU certificates there will be a $15.00 charge per additional person/CEU certificate. You can add these individuals at time of registration.
Please contact Patty DeGrasse at 410-290-5132 or pstehle@hfam.org with any questions.