After the Survey: Plan of Correction, DPoC (LTC Survey series)

Overview:

This session will review what to expect after the survey, including the CMS requirements for the Plan of Correction (PoC) and Directed Plan of Correction (DPoC) and strategies for effective development of these remedies.

Objectives: 

• Understand the five core elements required by CMS for an acceptable plan of correction
• Become familiar with the time frame requirements for submission of an acceptable Plan of Correction and Directed Plan of Correction.
• Demonstrate the ability to write an acceptable Plan of Correction/Directed Plan of Correction.

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.