The Acceptable Plan of Correction for Substandard and Immediate Jeopardy Citations
- Thursday
- September
- 19
- 2024
Reta Underwood Overview:
A plan of correction is a road map to a successful resurvey towards compliance. It requires certain points be addressed. This session will provide you with a template for a effective POC.
Why you should Attend:
Have you written a POC based on the 2567L? Do you know what is necessary to have a POC be accepted once submitted?
Have you ever been part of a fast track to closure, or would you like to avoid this at all costs?
If so, this session will provide you with tools and solid knowledge based on proven outcomes to some of the worst scenarios that were turned around and continue to be successful facilities.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- IJ and SQC definitions and survey enforcement;
- The plan of correction elements will be defined;
- Addressing the 8 post-acute system components that often cause citations leading to IJ and SQC.
Who Will Benefit:
- Corporate professionals
- Administrative Staff
- Directors and Nurses
Speaker Profile
Reta has over 35+ years of professional work experience in the long-term care industry. Reta’s experience has included management and director positions with nursing facilities and healthcare companies. She has also provided corporate-wide MDS support services, conducted numerous mock surveys, regulatory compliance correction, education programs, clinical documentation, quality assurance programming and, implemented and supports PDPM in facilities nationwide. Most recently you may have heard her speak on the new 5-Star Rating during McKnight News Spring Expo last month.
Reta has supplied IRO services and input to CMS on a variety of projects and discussions pertaining to post-acute care. She holds national certifications through the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) as a Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC-CT); Quality Professional and Nurse Manager and is a ICD-10-CM coder.
Reta has had numerous articles published in the long-term care industry trade publications and has been used as an expert resource professional for media interviews including McKnight News; HCPro MDS and PPS Advisor and Provider AHCA magazine. She has also copyrighted several clinical documentation forms and tools, such as for Medicare Post Billing Review (triple check process), nutritional assessment, skilled clinical and MDS documentation, and restorative nursing programs.