Events

Admitting Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: Recent DOJ Investigations and Best Practices Thursday, January 23, 2020 9:30 am – 11:30 am (Registration starts at 9:00 am) Mass Senior Care Association Office, Waltham Program Description: In the wake of the opioid crisis, skilled nursing facilities are under pressure to admit patients with a range of conditions that some facilities are not equipped to treat. While federal and state regulators have sent mixed messages over the years about SNF’s obligations regarding this

Captive Insurance: What You Need to Know and How It Can Save You Money Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:00 am-1:00 pm (Registration begins at 9:30 am) Mass Senior Care Office, Waltham Seminar Description: Explore the dynamics of the Captive Insurance industry, an alternative way of insuring your organization. Learn how long term care providers can benefit in the captive industry and why health care has become the largest growing sector within the changing risk management landscape. This lunch and learn

Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Six Months Later: The Massachusetts Experience Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Registration begins at 8:30 am) Boston Marriott Newton 2345 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA 02466 Program Description: Now that facilities are almost 6 months into the PDPM payment system, there are new strategies and best practices that are becoming evident every day. Join Celtic Consulting, national PDPM educators, for a full day program which will include a refresher of the PDPM payment

MDS 3.0 3-Day Competency Program (CHHi-MDS)* (and Recertification option) Presented in Partnership with Harmony Healthcare International (HHI) March 16, 17 & 18, 2020 8:30 am – 4:30 pm each day (Registration begins at 8:00 am) Program Description: By moving through the Minimum Data Set (MDS) tool section by section, this 3-Day course offers participants a comprehensive guide through the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process. The speaker will outline changes to the RAI process under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). The

Strategies for Success: Building Nursing Leadership Thursdays, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 and 4/30 Please note there is NO CLASS on 4/23 Mass Senior Care Office, Waltham 9:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m. (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) Nursing facilities provide quality, sophisticated medical care to diverse populations including rehab and sub-acute patients, long term care residents and those requiring specialty care. At the core of this care is the Director of Nursing Services (DNS), a job that requires dynamic leadership skills and

Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement Certification Program (CHHi-QAPI)* (and Recertification Option) Presented in Partnership with Harmony Healthcare International (HHI) March 24 and March 25, 2020 8:30 am – 3:30 pm each day (Registration begins at 8:00 am) Program Description: This 2-day course offers participants a robust understanding of the QAPI methodology. Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) is a data-driven, proactive approach to improving the quality of life, care, and services in organizational settings. CMS requires that healthcare entities implement