New Training for Providers Focuses on Improving Resident Mobility and Independence
AHCA/NCAL Staff
3/10/2022
AHCA/NCAL’s online training titled
Functional Outcomes Improvement
is designed for all staff who have a role in improving patient
functional outcomes quality and services, including nurses, CNAs,
therapists, activities staff, and recreational therapists. Patients and
residents often arrive at long term care facilities with the goal of
improving their mobility and independence levels.
This
course advances knowledge and skills about functional improvement
through an array of learning tools and resources designed to meet the
educational needs of various staff and departments. This includes
learning about daily care best practices and real-world tools that
improve functional outcomes.
The
program is flexible and can be completed in one sitting or one module
at a time. The training is delivered in five modules, including:
- Module 1
– Explores the connection between functional outcomes and
person-centered care, and how utilization of evidence-based pragmatic
programs leads toward continuous improvement.
- Module 2
– Reviews the regulations related to functional outcomes, including the
CMS Requirements of Participation and how functional improvement
impacts reimbursement.
- Module 3 – Covers best
care coordination practices for short- and long-stay patients, including
coordinating with therapy processes, and provides an overview of
effective restorative nursing programs.
- Module 4
– Closely examines care practice application and what individuals can
do to increase function, team engagement and concludes with a discussion
of various quality initiatives that lead to better outcomes.
- Module 5 – Reviews the tools and resources needed to further functional outcomes improvement approaches to person-centered care.
The
cost for the training program is $199 for AHCA/NCAL members and $650
for non-members and offers 6.5 NAB CE credits for administrators and 6.5
contact hours for nurses through the Iowa Board of Nursing. There is a
quiz at the end of four of the five modules and participants must pass a
final exam with a score of 80 or higher to receive credit. Click
here to register or go to
ahcancal.org/functionaloutcomes.
Members
will need to login with their AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords to
register. For assistance obtaining usernames and passwords, members
should email
educate@ahca.org with their name and facility contact information.
