RAC-CTA Certification Virtual Workshop 5/14/2024 by Pathway

The Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certified Advanced (RAC-CTA®) program is an advanced certification for clinical reimbursement leaders. This workshop provides advanced principles of clinical reimbursement, Medicare program compliance and integrity, RAI/MDS program integrity, leadership, ethical practice, managing medical review, accurate ICD-10 diagnosis coding, advanced strategies for payment oversight, and improving a facility’s quality measurement in all CMS quality programs. Whether you are a clinical reimbursement specialist in a regional, state, or national consultant, or are a professional in any aspect of MDS and Medicare compliance and oversight, this program will help you excel as a reimbursement leader.

The RAC-CTA certification program consists of 10 education courses designed for post-acute care professionals with at least 1-2 years of experience with the MDS/RAI process. If you have less experience, consider MDS Essentials as a foundation to get you started and make sure you’re prepared to succeed in the RAC-CTA program. To earn the RAC-CTA credential, you must successfully complete the associated final certification exams with a score of 80% or higher. You will have one year from the date of the workshop before they expire. There are three exam attempts per course. Recertification is required every two years.

Your registration includes four days of virtual instruction from a Master Teacher, access to digital workshop materials, and access to the 10 certification exams. We suggest downloading and saving each PDF to a device of your choice. Although not required, you may print the PDFs at your own expense. If you decide to print your materials, please remember that changes and updates are continually incorporated into the workshop materials.

All times are listed in Eastern Time (ET). If you are unsure what time this workshop will begin where you are, please use this link as a quick reference: www.worldtimebuddy.com

Schedule:

  • Days: May 14-17
  • Time: 9 am - 3 pm (ET), daily

Access additional program and workshop information (including CEs and cancellation policy) here.


Hosted by: Pathway Health

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Colleen Toebe, RN-MSC, CWCN, RAC-MT

Pathway Health Services, Inc.

Ms. Toebe variety of professional experience includes critical care, long-term care, assisted living and home care nursing practice. Colleen’s long term care roles include Director of Nursing, Staff Development, Infection Control, Employee Health, Critical Acess Hospital Licensure, Medicare, MDS coordinator, and collaborating with Minnesota Quality Improvement Organization. She also has a desire to promote quality and has a Six Sigma Green Belt in Health Care. Also, Colleen is an MDS Master Trainer and a Medicare University Master Trainer for the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. As a Nurse Consultant with Pathway Health, she has excelled in her performance in interim leadership roles both in the long-term care and assisted living. Developing educational programs, MDS 3.0 and Medicare training, as well as serving as a National Clinical Reimbursement Specialist. Colleen continued to develop and implemented educational and mentoring programs for nursing staff throughout the continuum of care. Colleen’s passion is to promote excellence in long term care through education, quality improvement, and facilitating change in the care of our aging society.

Skill Sets

  • Interim Director of Nursing
  • Interim Nurse Manager
  • Interim Assisted Living Director
  • Interim MDS Coordinator
  • Behaviors
  • Fall Prevention
  • Infection Control
  • Documentation
  • MDS Process Audit
  • Medicare Reimbursement Specialist
  • Survey Preparation
  • Survey Recovery
  • Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Programs
  • ICD 10 Coding
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