Event Detail

Pressure Ulcers: Analyzing 5-Star Pressure Ulcer Quality Measures and Applying QAPI Principles to Improve Pressure Ulcer Quality Measures 

June 21, 2017 Live Webinar - 1:00 - 2:30pm

Course Description:

This session will review the pressure ulcer 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 pressure ulcers to improve your pressure ulcer quality 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 Five Star Quality.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand how the pressure ulcer quality measures are calculated and impact the Five-Star Quality Rating score
2. Describe best practices for improving pressure ulcer quality measures impacting Five-Star Quality Rating score
3. Describe a process for establishing priority QAPI goals and actions to improve pressure ulcer quality measures

Course Content

10:00     Review of the pressure ulcer quality measures and impact on 5-Star Rating

• Percent of high risk residents with pressure ulcers
• Percent of residents with pressure ulcers (sores) that are new or worsened
• How to calculate pressure ulcer quality measure scores in the 5-Star Rating system

10:20        Best practices related to pressure ulcer reduction

10:45         Developing a QAPI plan based on pressure ulcer 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 5-Star improvement

11:15        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

Contact Hours: 1.25

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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.