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title: MDS 3.0 Basics RAI Fundamentals Webinar - Affinity Health Services
description: PANAC host – Speaker – Teresa Toth, Clinical Consultant, Affinity Health Services For those who are new to the MDS Assessment process or who do not actively participate in the Assessment process on a day-to-day basis, this is the perfect opportunity to obtain a stronger understanding of the entire process.  Because the data in the […]
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# MDS 3.0 Basics RAI Fundamentals Webinar

**PANAC host – Speaker – Teresa Toth, Clinical Consultant, Affinity Health Services**

For those who are new to the MDS Assessment process or who do not actively participate in the Assessment process on a day-to-day basis, this is the perfect opportunity to obtain a stronger understanding of the entire process.  Because the data in the MDS impacts so many aspects of the LTC facility, it is important for all staff to have an understanding of how this instrument impacts the functioning of the facility.  Participants will be exposed to the financial, quality measures and survey related aspects of the assessment tool.

**Date:  May 26, 2017**

**Time:  12:00 noon to 1:00pm**

**Webinar**

**Register at PANAC website [www.paanac.net/event-2505598/registration](http://www.paanac.net/event-2505598/registration)**

**Fee:  ****member – free **

**          nonmember – $35.00 **

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**Bio**

Teresa Toth, RN

Employed for over 6 years as an Assessment Coordinator in LTC facilities, responsible for completion of and transmission of the MDS to Myers and Stauffer, determined whether residents qualified for Medicare benefits and determined when those benefits were to be discontinued, trained clinical staff in data requirements of the assessment, improved accuracy of Case Mix Index of the facility and maintained a low error rate during the Utilization Management Review process.

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**Continuing Education**

This activity has been submitted to the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours.  Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

**Disclosure**

The PANAC Education Committee has determined there is no conflict of interest in this presentation.

The speaker has identified that there is no conflict of interest in this presentation.

**Successful Completion**

Successful completion for receipt of the certificate is determined by presenting the completed  evaluation form.  Partial credit will not be provided for this webinar.

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