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SUMMARY:Hospice Update from the final FY 2022 Wage Index Rule
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker: \nJennifer L. Kennedy\, EdD\, MA\, BSN\, RN\, CHC | Webinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators. \nThe final FY 2022 Wage Index rule brought changes to Medicare hospice which providers need to know to be compliant\, successfully strategic\, and to deliver high quality care.  This session will discuss data updates from CMS\, changes to the election addendum\, new claims based measures\, stars for hospice CAHPS\, updates to hospice public reporting and what is in the future quality reporting pipeline. \nAfter participating in this webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\nDescribe the national hospice landscape. (15 minutes)\n\nDiscuss the climate and areas of focus at CMS\, MedPAC\, and the OIG related to hospice.\n\n\nDiscuss recent regulatory changes and updates to hospice in FY 2022.\n\nDescribe FY 2022 rate update.\nExamine update to the Election statement addendum issuance.\nOutline the hospice program integrity regulations\n\n\n\nSurveyors\nSpecial Focus Program\nEnforcement remedies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplain recent quality reporting changes to hospice for FY 2022\n\nAddition of claims-based measures\nAddition of CAHPS Star ratings\nUpdates to public reporting\nFuture quality measures for hospice\n\n\n\n \nAvantum Hospice Pharmacy offers services nationally with 11 local dispensing pharmacies throughout our footprint and over 69\,000 contracted pharmacies in our PBM network. We deliver a full line of pharmacy services dedicated to exceeding the needs of our partners with a focus on superior local service\, maximizing cost efficiencies and leveraging proprietary technology. \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/hospice-update-from-the-final-fy-2022-wage-index-rule/
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SUMMARY:Clinical Areas of Liability in  Long-Term-Care QAPI approach to Litigation
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker: \nTiffany Hinds\, BSN\, RN\, CLNC | Webinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators. \nEffective risk management requires identification of litigation prone areas and implementation of preventative or corrective actions throughout a facility. This webinar will assist long term care facilities on how to integrate two systems; risk management and quality assurance and performance improvement to target common risk areas such as; falls and falls with injury\, Pressure Injuries\, malnutrition & hydration\, medication errors\, wandering/elopement\, change in condition\, skin issues\, including but not limited to infections. These process will aid in providing quality care and promote patient safety\, hence avoiding litigation. \nAfter participating in this webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\nIdentify the risk of the liability\nAssess the risk of the liability\nExamine solutions for the liability\nMonitor the result and put a plan in place as it relates to risk management\n\n \nAvantum Hospice Pharmacy offers services nationally with 11 local dispensing pharmacies throughout our footprint and over 69\,000 contracted pharmacies in our PBM network. We deliver a full line of pharmacy services dedicated to exceeding the needs of our partners with a focus on superior local service\, maximizing cost efficiencies and leveraging proprietary technology. \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/clinical-areas-of-liability-in-long-term-care-qapi-approach-to-litigation/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210929T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210929T140000
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SUMMARY:Delirium and Restlessness in the Last Phase of Life: Much Can Be Done!
DESCRIPTION:James A. Avery\, MD\, CMD\, FAAHPM\, FCCP\, FACP | Webinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators. \nDelirium or end-stage restlessness is one of the most devastating occurrences in end-of-life care. Survivors often view it as the single most painful expression of the dying experience. Yet\, with a good knowledge base about recent research\, much can be done. \nFollowing participation in the webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\n Give the various “other” names of end-stage restlessness and define the signs and symptoms\nTell the practical steps involved in assessing end-stage restlessness and distinguish it from other end-of-life syndromes\nUnderstand the four dimensions of human suffering\nTreat end-stage restlessness effectively and with compassion\n\n  \n \nAvantum Hospice Pharmacy offers services nationally with 11 local dispensing pharmacies throughout our footprint and over 69\,000 contracted pharmacies in our PBM network. We deliver a full line of pharmacy services dedicated to exceeding the needs of our partners with a focus on superior local service\, maximizing cost efficiencies and leveraging proprietary technology. \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/delirium-and-restlessness-in-the-last-phase-of-life-much-can-be-done/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210825T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210825T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180718
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SUMMARY:Medication Use Technology and Mindfulness in Long-Term-Care Facilities
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker \nDonna Horn\, MS\, RPh\, CHC | Webinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators. \nThe automated dispensing systems represent one of the most widely deployed forms of technology integrated with today’s medication use systems. This session will provide you with recommendations on how you can employ these devices to support safe and secure medication distribution by consciously practicing mindfulness (fully attending to what’s happening) practicing mindfulness to keep things in balance and perspective. \nAfter participating in this webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\nDescribe how the use of automated dispensing technologies enhance medication safety efforts.\nApply simple mindfulness practices that can be used in your personal and professional lives.\nHow incorporating mindfulness in your work life can decrease stress and improve patient care.\nDevelop strategies to avoid confusion or misinterpretation of look-alike\, sound-alike medication names.\n\n  \n \nAvantum Hospice Pharmacy offers services nationally with 11 local dispensing pharmacies throughout our footprint and over 69\,000 contracted pharmacies in our PBM network. We deliver a full line of pharmacy services dedicated to exceeding the needs of our partners with a focus on superior local service\, maximizing cost efficiencies and leveraging proprietary technology. \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/medication-use-technology-and-mindfulness-in-long-term-care-facilities/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210804T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210804T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180718
CREATED:20210706T141649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210706T141739Z
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SUMMARY:National Hospice Trend
DESCRIPTION:Edo Banach\, President & CEO of NHPCO \nWe will explore the current and planned future state for hospice and palliative care coverage\, focusing on benefits\, advocacy and innovation.\nFollowing participation in the webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n• Learn the history of the hospice benefit \n• Understand how the benefit has evolved\, and goals for future evolution \n• Understand the palliative care benefit – what it is and is not\, and how we are advocating for change. \nEdo Banach is President & CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Previously\, he was the Senior Advisor and Deputy Director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Associate General Counsel at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. He holds a B.A. from Binghamton University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. \n  \n \nWebinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/national-hospice-trend/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210721T130000
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SUMMARY:Protecting Your Residents
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Patricia Iyer\, MSN\, RN\, LNCC \nAfter participating in this webinar\, the attendee will be able to:\n• Define the scope of the problem\n• Identify warning signs that require immediate action\n• Educate\, remediate or fire – when to and how to act \nSession Summary Little conjures up a more negative mental picture than the mention of elder abuse\, mistreatment and/or neglect. Physical or sexual abuse is a red flag issue for families and plaintiff attorneys. Elder abuse can take the form of physical\, sexual\, financial and/or emotional acts of exploitation. Often there is a combination of those factors. \nPat Iyer MSN RN is a legal nurse consultant\, speaker\, author\, editor and coach. She has written or edited 49 of her own books. After Pat served as the editor for the first and second editions of Nursing Home Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation\, she spent time educating legal practitioners and clinicians about nursing home liability. \n \nWebinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/protecting-your-residents/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210630T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210630T140000
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SUMMARY:Reducing Unnecessary Re-Admissions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Fran Hoh\, Ph.D.\, APN \nDo you wish you could decrease your rate of unnecessary hospital admissions? Are you worried about the financial impact of the 30-day readmission rate? In this one-hour presentation\, you can follow Fran Hoh Ph.D. APN\, who has decreased the unnecessary hospital admission rate in over 30 long-term care facilities in NJ. Come learn the 3 strategies that will keep your patient in their beds\, where they belong.\nAfter participating in this webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n• Identify behaviors that nursing staff can implement to decrease unnecessary admissions\n• Define how advanced care planning can reduce the 30 day readmission rate\n• Create standard operating procedures that will decrease unnecessary hospitalizations \nPartners Pharmacy is a leading long-term-care pharmacy providing innovative “best in class” pharmacy services to over 48\,000 residents in 400 Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Communities throughout the United States. We are dedicated to providing personalized\, high-quality pharmacy services with a focus on clinical support\, cost containment\, and innovative technology solutions. \n \nWebinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/reducing-unnecessary-re-admissions/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210616T130000
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SUMMARY:Hospice TPE and other Hot Topics
DESCRIPTION:Even in a pandemic the hospice compliance landscape continues to evolve. This session will provide an update about what is happening with hospice TPE and other hot topics related to hospice care. \nFollowing participation in the webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\nDescribe the TPE program and program updates\nExplain pressing hospice compliance and HQRP topics\nEngage in discussion about session content\n\nDr. Jennifer Kennedy is the Senior Director of Quality & Regulatory for the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization and has been with the organization since 2006. She has more than 30 years of experience as a leader and nurse in diverse healthcare settings and has worked in hospice and palliative care for the last 20 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing\, a dual master’s degree in health education and case management\, and a doctoral degree in health care education and policy. \nAvantum Hospice Pharmacy delivers a full line of pharmacy services dedicated to exceeding the needs of our partners with a focus on superior local service\, maximizing cost efficiencies and leveraging proprietary technology. Avantum offers services nationally with 11 local dispensing pharmacies throughout our footprint and 69\,000 contracted pharmacies in our PBM network. Our pharmacists and staff have significant hospice experience\, ensuring they know the importance of compassion and delivering on our commitments so you can provide the best care to your patients. \n  \n \nWebinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators \n  
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/hospice-tpe-and-other-hot-topics/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210526T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210526T140000
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SUMMARY:Post Vaccination Life for LTC Communities -- What’s Next?​
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Dr. Jim Wooddell\, is CEO and president of Dominion Enterprises \nIn this presentation\, we will address the many questions concerning facility operations\, reporting requirements\, and the CDC ‘s plans for continuation and availability of COVID-19 vaccines. In addition\, we will discuss resident\, staff and community types of activities such as group dining\, therapy\, and group activity programs.  We will also cover the many questions surrounding what happens post-vaccine. This program will be informative for administrators\, nurses and key department heads. \nFollowing participation in the webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\nDevelop post-COVID best practices within their LTC communities\nImplement events to foster community group activities\nIdentify the latest reporting and tracking requirements post-COVID\nRecognize critical issues within the community and with family members\, and what impact this will have on visitation\n\n \n  \nWebinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/post-vaccination-life-for-ltc-communities-whats-next%e2%80%8b/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210519T130000
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SUMMARY:C. Difficile Colitis: Diagnosis\, Treatment and Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Asif Merchant\, MD\, FACP\, CMD\, CPE \nClostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections and is an increasingly frequent cause of morbidity and mortality among older adult hospitalized patients. \nEach year in the United States\, about a half million people get sick from C. difficile\, and in recent years\, infections have become more frequent\, severe and difficult to treat. Recurrent C. difficile infections are also on the rise. In this lecture\, Dr. Merchant will be discussing the prevalence\, diagnosis and management of C. Difficile infections. \nBy the end of this presentation\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify the signs and symptoms of C. difficile colitis\nReview the diagnostic tests used for this infection\nDiscuss treatment options for C. difficile colitis\nGain a better understanding of management options for this disease\n\n \nWebinar – 1.0 CE for both Nurses & Administrators \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/c-difficile-colitis-diagnosis-treatment-and-prevention/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210428T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210428T140000
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SUMMARY:Infectious Disease Management  in Long Term Care
DESCRIPTION:Presented By:  Richard G Stefanacci\, DO\, MGH\, MBA\, AGSF\, CMD \nCOVID-19 has amplified the vital role of infectious disease control. But even before this pandemic SNFs were being called to improve antibiotic use through more focused antibiotic use and preventing infections through improved urinary tract\, blood glucose and clostridium difficile management. A foundation of these efforts is contact precautions\, hand hygiene and vaccinations. Of course success requires team work with unique roles and responsibilities. In the end these efforts taken together will improve outcomes for SNF patients at this most critical time.  \nFollowing participation in the webinar\, the attendee will be able to: \n\nDescribe importance and process for achieving Antibiotic Stewardship\nExamine opportunities to improve Urinary Tract Infections\,\nBlood Glucose Monitoring and Clostridium Difficile Management \nExamine appropriate use of Contact Precautions\,\nHand Hygiene and Vaccinations in Infection Prevention\nDefine the roles and responsibilities of “team members”\n\n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/infectious-disease-management-in-long-term-care/
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SUMMARY:Understanding and Treatment of Hypoglycemia
DESCRIPTION:During this virtual seminar\, Dr. Lai will speak about hypoglycemia\, a complication of diabetes that can be misunderstood as symptoms of other comorbid conditions. Case examples will be used to integrate theoretical concepts with patient scenarios that can be immediately applied to hospice and long-term care settings. At conclusion of the webinar\, all will develop an appreciation of the multiple levels of hypoglycemia and how to best treat their patients. \nBy the end of this presentation\, participants will be able to: \n• Develop awareness of hypoglycemia prevalence in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients • Identify symptoms of patients who are hypoglycemic and who are risk for severe hypoglycemia\n• Define and differentiate between the different levels of severe hypoglycemia\n• Explain what is the standard of care for those with hypoglycemia\n• Explain the differences between the glucagon agents and their advantages \n \n  \n 
URL:https://avantumrx.com/webinar/understanding-and-treatment-of-hypoglycemia/
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