Anchoring ADLs-Functional Status Measures for 5-Star Success4/15/20262:30pm3:30pm
Members: $55 | Non-Members: $110
Navigate the Quality Measures (QMs) that define SNF performance with practical strategies to improve outcomes, strengthen compliance, and protect reimbursement. Participants will develop a clear understanding of how key measures are defined, coded, and calculated—and how day-to-day clinical practice translates into overall facility performance. This webinar is a part of the Quality Measures Deep Dive webinar series.
This session provides a focused review of functional status Quality Measures with emphasis on ADL coding accuracy and its impact on quality outcomes, Five-Star ratings, and reimbursement. Participants will examine how functional decline and improvement measures are calculated, common MDS coding pitfalls, and the role of interdisciplinary documentation in supporting accurate reporting. Practical strategies will be shared to help facilities strengthen functional outcomes while maintaining compliance.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how functional status Quality Measures are defined and calculated
- Identify common ADL coding and documentation errors
- Explain the relationship between functional outcomes, Five-Star ratings, and reimbursement
- Apply practical strategies to improve functional QM performance
Target Audience: MDS Coordinators, Directors of Nursing, Clinical Reimbursement Specialists, Administrators, Restorative and IDT members
Speakers: Sarah Becker RN, RAC-CT, DNS-CT, QCP Director of Clinical Reimbursement, Proactive LTC Consulting
CEUs: 1 CEU. Sessions will be approved by NAB for Administrators, IN licensed social workers, and IN licensed occupational therapists and nurses.
Please note that in order to receive continuing education credits for this webinar, you MUST login via the webinar software on your computer, or via the mobile app. We are unable to grant continuing education units for those who call in by phone only without doing so through the GoToWebinar application on your phone. As a registered participant, you will receive access to the webinar recordings. No CEUs are given for watching the recording.