Addressing Obstacles During the Survey (LTC Survey series)

Overview:

This session will review potential obstacles that may develop during the survey process and provide tips and strategies for how to overcome those obstacles.

Objectives:

• Become familiar with potential obstacles that may develop during the survey process.
• Discuss tips and strategies for how to overcome obstacles that occur during the survey.
• Develop processes for anticipating potential obstacles that may occur during the survey.

*CE: NHA & SW

Presenter: Janine Lehman, RN, RAC-CT, CLNC, Proactive LTC Consulting

Janine is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years’ experience in long term care, working in all nursing capacities from Nursing Assistant and Charge Nurse, to MDS Coordinator, Staff  Development Coordinator, ADON and DON. She is MDS Certified through AAPACN, and is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Her background includes serving as a Corporate Nurse Consultant, and the Director of Clinical Services for a multi-facility, multi-level of care organization. Janine serves as a founding member of the Kentucky RUG Task Force Committee, and has served on the Case Mix Appeals Panel and IDR Panel as a provider representative, as well as serving on the Kentucky Medicaid Technical Advisory Committee. She has extensive experience in the RAI process, clinical documentation, legal nurse consulting, restorative nursing programs, fall management, QAPI, and infection control, and has provided training on these topics for State and National organizations.