Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI)

Effective QAPI programs are critical to improving the quality of life, and quality of care and services delivered in nursing

homes. This educational offering will focus on the barriers and steps to successfully implement a Quality Assurance and

Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan.

Attendees are asked to bring their facility’s QM reports – Characteristics, Facility and resident level reports with a 6 month look back in the report period of 4/1/17 – 9/30/17 & most recent 5 Star provider rating report – see attached How to Access document. Meeting objectives:

• At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to discuss an understanding of QAPI (Quality Assurance

Performance Improvement)

• At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to identify three focus areas for their QAPI Plan.

• At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to discuss the initial regulation for QAPI. Join TMF Health Quality Institute & OAHCP for this 1-day training offering 6 hours of ceu’s for RCAL/NH/ADC/HCA. This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 6 participant hours. NAB approval #: 20181106-6-A38663-IN.This program has also been approved by the Home Care Administrator registry for 6 ceu’s.

When: November 7, 2017

Where: First Baptist Church of OKC – Dining Room (across street from OAHCP office)

1201 N. Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, 73103

Entrance located on South side of building under green awning – Parking located on South side of street

Check-in: 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. Meeting: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Lite lunch provided) Cost: $100 per person member NO CEU’s / $200 non-member NO CEU’s $125 per person member CEUs / $250 non-member CEU’s Cancellation Fee: $25 member / $50 non-member – Cancellation policy @ www.oahcp.org – Education

Registration: www.oahcp.org Registration deadline: November 2, 2017 5:00 p.m. Hotels in area: Holiday Inn Express OKC-Penn Square - 2811 Northwest Expressway – OKC 73112 – 405-848-1500 – 5.4 miles from

office - Mention OAHCP for business rate of $82.00 plus tax.

Embassy Suites Downtown/Medical Center – 741 N. Phillips Ave - OKC 73104 – 405-239-3900 - 1.5 miles from

office – Mention OAHCP for business rate of $120 plus tax.

Accessing the new MDS QM Reports

Accessing the new MDS QM Reports

Login with your user ID and password.(Hint: same user ID and password used for submitting the MDS)

Login takes you to the “Welcome to CASPER” page.

Click on “Reports.”

Click on “MDS QM Reports” in the box on the left.

Click on ‘Submit’

Click on the “Folders” button in the toolbar.

Fast Connection

Click on the icon on your desktop used for submission of MDS.

On the first screen, click on “MDS.”

At the CMS Welcome Page, select “CASPER Reporting (online reports).”

Click on “MDS QM Package.”

Enter the date range of data you want.

Download reports(recommended for users with a slow

internet connection)

Click “Zip” and save to your desktop.

Find the .zip file on your desktop and double click.

Right-click the report you want to view and open with Adobe Acrobat.

Select the reports you wish to download.Select the reports you wish to print.

Click “Print PSRs.”

Print multiple reports(output format must be selected as PSR under options before the reports are requested)

View reports on screen

To print, click “Print.”

Click on the report name link and the report will display.

Slow Connection

Click on the “Options” button in

the toolbar.

Under “Output Format” select PDF, click “Save” and then “Return.”

For help with the CASPER site:

Phone: 1-800-339-9313

Web: www.qtso.com

Bridgepoint I, Suite 300, 5918 West Courtyard Drive, Austin, TX 78730-5036

This material was prepared by TMF Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 10SOW-TX-C7-12-99 Rev. 02/13