Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Identify the required beneficiary notices for Medicare Part A
• Describe the timely delivery of the Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNF ABN) Form CMS-10055 (2024)
• Explain the expedited determination process
• Understand the provider responsibility of Part C (Medicare Advantage) beneficiary notices in a SNF
• Demonstrate knowledge of the beneficiary notices for Medicare Part B in a SNF
• Audit the beneficiary notice process for compliance
• Understand survey deficiencies related to beneficiary notices

The course was written by Judy Wilhide Brandt, RN, BA, CPC, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA and Tammy Q. Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA.

4.22 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until December 9, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the Medicare claims processing system
• Describe the form locators pertaining to a skilled nursing facility (SNF)
• Ensure “clean claim” submission and timely payment
• Understand the basics of consolidated billing (CB)
• Apply the SNF responsibilities to CB
• Identify the five major categories for SNF CB
• Navigate the annual update files
• Employ strategies for controlling costs under CB

The course was written by Judy Wilhide Brandt, RN, BA, CPC, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA and Nancy Curtis.

3.42 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until May 14, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Explain the most common problems with skilled nursing facility (SNF) documentation upon medical review
• Describe technical problems with submitted records
• Review qualitative documentation errors in nursing and therapy charting
• Discuss critical thinking in the documentation process
• Examine and discuss strengths and weaknesses in examples of SNF documentation
• Describe supportive documentation by other members of the interdisciplinary team

The course was written by Judy Wilhide Brandt, RN, BA, CPC, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, Mary Chiles, RN, RAC-CT, and Tammy Q. Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA.

3.10 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until April 17, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Identify the role of the Medicare specialist in overseeing and managing the facility’s Nursing Home Quality Initiatives
• Recognize strategies to improve the Five-Star Quality Measure outcomes
• Describe the process for gathering and implementing improvement strategies for SNF QRP measures
• Detail the process for gathering and implementing strategies for improving SNF VBP publicly reported scores

The course was written by Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA.

6.66 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until May 14, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Summarize ICD-10-CM coding conventions and general guidelines relevant to the long-term care setting
• Explain ICD-10-CM chapter-specific coding guidelines relevant to the long-term care setting
• Assign ICD-10-CM codes accurately
• Understand documentation required for ICD-10-CM assignment
• Demonstrate appropriate assignment of admission and principal diagnoses in the medical record
• Understand the use of ICD-10-CM on claims and how to avoid denials
• Describe common missteps of ICD-10-CM coding and auditing strategies

The course was written by Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC.

4.23 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until October 31, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the leadership role of the Medicare specialist
• Detail the various systems that the Medicare specialist must monitor for accuracy
• Understand the required skills when hiring a nurse assessment coordinator (NAC)
• Identify the various areas of training and education needed for both new and experienced NACs
• Describe care coordination components
• Detail how the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process impacts survey outcomes and describe operational strategies needed for survey compliance
• Describe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payment initiatives and their impact on the NAC role

The course was written by Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT.

1.75 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until May 7, 2027.

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Upon completion of this training course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the methodology and philosophy of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) and the general framework of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)
• Audit the six components of PDPM for accuracy
• Calculate the daily per diem under PDPM
• Understand the PPS assessment schedule
• Identify common missteps associated with PDPM

The course was written by Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA and Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC.

1.75 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until October 29, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the Medicare claim review process, including types of review, overpayment risk areas, and possible outcomes
• Discuss additional documentation requests and best practices for responding to reduce error rates
• Understand provider appeal rights and the Medicare appeals process
• Explain operational strategies to improve claim compliance and preparedness for success under Medicare medical review

The course was written by Judy Wilhide Brandt, RN, BA, CPC, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA.

3.49 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until May 21, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Examine and discuss the requirements for qualified therapy under Medicare Part B
• Explain the requirements for therapy documentation under Medicare Part B
• Describe the basics of Part B therapy billing and how it differs from Part A billing
• Detail the basics of the Part B therapy review process
• Discuss how Part B therapy affects resident outcomes

The course was written by Judy Wilhide Brandt, RN, BA, CPC, RAC-MT, DNS-CT, Liz Barlow, BSN, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT, DNS-CT, and Mark McDavid, OTR, RAC-CT.

3.48 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until March 1, 2027.

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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Define the four parts of the Original Medicare benefit, eligibility, and enrollment requirements
• Delineate the technical requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facility coverage
• Describe the physician certification and recertification requirements for SNF services
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize skilled nursing and skilled rehabilitation services and the daily skilled need

The course was written by Judy Wilhide Brandt, RN, BA, CPC, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, Mary Chiles, RN, RAC-CT, and Tammy Q. Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA.

2.72 contact hours will be awarded for this continuing nursing education activity. Learners must complete the entire education activity and associated evaluation to receive the contact hours. No partial credit will be awarded. Contact hours will be awarded for this activity until April 5, 2027.

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AAPACN’s learning management system is designed to reset progress data when completion requirements are unmet, allowing learners to repurchase/restart educational content.