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LTC NAC Chat — 68 episodes

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Extended Q&A from the April 30, 2026 AAPACN Webinar, Declutter Your Coding: Spring Cleaning Tips for ICD-10-CM Success in LTC

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Get To Know Your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)

3

AAPACN and CMS Clarify Long-Stay Antipsychotic Measure Requirements

4

Introducing AAPACN’s New Nursing Home Administrator—Certified (NHA-CT) Certification Program!

5

Celebrating Yourself on NAC Day

6

Falls with Major Injury: New CMS Guidance, Coding Clarity, and QAPI Strategies for SNFs

7

How to Discuss Your SNF’s Quality Measure Outcomes with External Parties

8

Five-Star Drama: What NACs Need to Know About the Latest QM Changes

9

Aligned at the Top: The DNS/Administrator Partnership

10

AAPACN 2026 Conference Highlight: The MDS in Court – How Does Yours Standup? with Janine Lehman

11

Extended AAPACN Webinar Q&A: New Year, New Measure: Making Sense of the Long-Stay Antipsychotic Re-Specification

12

AAPACN 2026 Conference Highlight – Express Pass to Precision: Tackling Tricky ICD-10-CM Scenarios in Long-Term Care

13

How to Improve Respect for the NAC Role

14

Falls with Major Injury: Updated Definitions, Quality Measure Impacts, and an AAPACN Conference Session Sneak Peak

15

SNF ABN: When to Use This Medicare Beneficiary Notice and Why

16

What to Expect at the AAPACN 2026 Conference: Highlights, What’s New, Can’t-Miss Sessions, and More

17

2025 Section GG Updates

18

Follow Up Q&A for AAPACN Sept. 28, 2025 Webinar – Ready or Not: Oct. 1, 2025 MDS Changes

19

Oct. 2025 RAI User’s Manual – Unexpected Updates

20

New AAPACN Education Program Spotlight: PDPM Documentation Essentials for the IDT

21

A New Way to Validate Your NAC Knowledge

22

2025 AAPACN NAC Work Study and Salary Report Highlights

23

MDS Changes Oct. 2025 – What We Know Right Now

24

Know the Rules, Win the Fight: Inside SNF Medicare Appeals

25

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Sequencing

26

Appendix PP Updates: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

27

Ways NACs Can Advance Their Quality Measures Knowledge

28

Follow-Up Answers to Q&A from Beneficiary Notices Jan. 30, 2025, AAPACN Webinar

29

Self-Care and Why It Matters in Healthcare

30

A New Method for Auditing PDPM

31

January 2025 Five-Star Unfreeze: What to Expect

32

How to Prepare for AAPACN Certification

33

Conduct a Thorough Candidate Interview for Improved Staff Retention

34

Follow-Up Answers to Q&A from ICD-10 Updates Sept. 12, 2024, AAPACN Webinar

35

Conduct a Comprehensive Systems Review to Improve Quality Measure Outcomes

36

Quality Measures: Fundamentals of Exclusions

37

Infection Control Issues and Career Advancement of the Infection Preventionist

38

Documentation and Monitoring for a Skilled Stay

39

Common Myths about SNF Medicare Advantage Plan Management

40

MDS Tools to Make the NAC’s Job Easier

41

Section GG: Key Insights into Determining Usual Performance

42

Focus on Care Planning and How to Simplify the Process

43

Getting Care Area Assessments Back on Track

44

Keep Quality Measures Hot During the Five-Star Freeze: Extended AAPACN Webinar Q&A

45

Pharmacist Panel Discussion – Perspectives on Section N, Understanding Medication Indication of Use Versus Diagnosis

46

The Basics of Significant Change and What Has Changed

47

Behavioral Health in SNFs: New Resource Center, Nonpharmacological Interventions, and Best Practices

48

Extended Q&A from the AAPACN May 18 Live Webinar on Upcoming MDS Changes

49

Back to the Basics: Preparing for MDS Submission to the Federal Repository

50

New MDS Items Series: Transfer of Health Information

51

New MDS Item Podcast Series: Social Determinants of Health

52

New MDS Items Series: Changes to Ethnicity and Race

53

Preparing for the Retirement of Section G

54

Better Resident Care Starts with the DNS Understanding the NAC Role

55

Care Planning for Trauma-Informed Care

56

The Basics of CoreQ with Lindsay Schwartz

57

A Conversation on Two Technical Expert Panels and the Future Unified Payment Model with Renee Kinder

58

SNF Staffing Crisis: The Risks and Impact of Pulling the NAC to the Floor

59

ICD-10-CM Codes: Use of Unspecified Codes Resulting in Medicare Denials

60

Tips for Developing Fall Prevention Care Plans with Mark Cifarelli

61

Which Do I Follow? Federal vs. State Regulations for the MDS

62

ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding for Skilled Nursing Facilities with Carol Maher

63

The Importance of Health Literacy in Nursing Homes with Joel VanEaton

64

How to Utilize Your Staff to Mentor and Fill Gaps in the MDS Department

65

How to Be Proactive in Approaching Part B Denials with Erin DuPrae

66

Summer Heat and Care Planning

67

Breaking News – Final Rule Announcement of PDPM

68

Long-term Care Survey Process: CMS Training Videos and Slides (2/20)