During this call, learn how to work with physicians to ensure compliance with the new psychotropic medication prescribing requirements for long-term care facilities. Also, find out how nursing homes are putting the new Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) requirements into practice. Additionally, CMS experts share updates on the progress of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes and QAPI. A question and answer session follows the presentations.
Audience
Consumer and advocacy groups; nursing home providers; surveyor community; prescribers; professional associations; and other interested stakeholders.
Speakers
- Dr. Arif Nazir, Signature Healthcare
- Deb Fournier, Maine Veterans’ Homes
- Sarah Schumann, Brookside Inn (Colorado)
- Michele Laughman and Debbie Lyons, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Register
Visit MLN Call page to register. You will receive an email with call-in information.
Handouts
AP Package PDF: AP_package_20171016 Final.
AP by state Excel spreadsheet: ap_by_state_2016Q3-2017Q2.
Contact
Any questions about the data, the MLN call, or the National Partnership can be sent to dnh_behavioralhealth@cms.hhs.gov.