We’d love to tell you about the benefits of board certification for your organization!
We’d love to tell you about the benefits of board certification for your organization!
We’ll be in Orlando next week for the 70th AHCA/NCAL Convention and Expo and hope you’ll stop by booth 2321 and learn more about our program that prepares RNs for the ANCC Board Certification exam.
Research conducted by AHCA/NCAL earlier this year shows that SNFs that employ at least one American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board certified RN also, on average, performed higher on SNF VBP performance. The average 2017 SNF VBP performance score across the nation was 34.4. For SNFs with at least one RN who has been ANCC Board certified in gerontological nursing, the average SNF VBP performance score was 44.2. The net result is that these SNFs get higher Medicare Part A reimbursements.
The AHCA/NCAL 2019 research also found that SNFs with at least one ANCC Board certified RN also experienced:
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Research conducted by AHCA/NCAL earlier this year shows that SNFs that employ at least one American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board certified RN also, on average, performed higher on SNF VBP performance. The average 2017 SNF VBP performance score across the nation was 34.4. For SNFs with at least one RN who has been ANCC Board certified in gerontological nursing, the average SNF VBP performance score was 44.2. The net result is that these SNFs get higher Medicare Part A reimbursements.
The AHCA/NCAL 2019 research also found that SNFs with at least one ANCC Board certified RN also experienced:
Read the full article at http://www.longtermcareleader.com/2019/10/the-gero-nurse-prep-fall-sale-is-on.html
RN Huddle is now on iTunes, Soundcloud and Google Podcasts! Check out the latest offering in the “Nursing Legalities” series, Patients Who Don’t Listen
Dr. Heidi Keeler will be in Orlando for the 70th AHCA/NCAL Convention and Expo and would love it if you’d drop by booth 2321 and ask her what GNP can do for you!
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) is pleased to bring you this issue of the ELNEC Connections, a quarterly newsletter to showcase efforts in palliative care nursing education, practice, research, and advocacy.
In this edition at https://bit.ly/2lWwMXx
Researchers say the Reducing Avoidable Facility Transfers (RAFT) model was shown to “substantially” decrease emergency department (ED) trips from three skilled nursing facilities. Moreover, the SNFs “also recorded a reduction in some acute health care utilization.” The model aims “to bring closer monitoring of a resident’s care plan and more expert clinical evaluations in order to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations for those in long term and post-acute care.”
Find out more at http://www.providermagazine.com/news/Pages/2019/0819/RAFT-Model-Cuts-Emergency-Department-Transfers-in-SNF-Population.aspx
In this recent article from Provider magazine, Betty Halvorson, RN, encourages providers to evaluate the current level of care their facilities are producing and to ask themselves, “Is this care evidence-based?”
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AHCA/NCAL will host a free webinar on Tuesday, August 20 at 3 p.m. EDT titled Competent Geriatric RNs – The New Driver of Financial Performance. This webinar discusses how the Gero Nurse Prep program increases geriatric care knowledge and prepares RNs to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board certification exam in gerontological nursing.
The webinar will include findings from research conducted by AHCA/NCAL this year showing that SNFs that employ at least one ANCC Board certified RN performed higher on average on SNF VBP performance scores. The average 2017 SNF VBP performance score across the nation was 34.4. For SNFs with at least one RN who has been ANCC Board certified in gerontological nursing, the average SNF VBP performance score was 44.2. The net result is that these SNFs get higher Medicare Part A reimbursements.
The AHCA/NCAL 2019 research also found that SNFs with at least one ANCC Board certified RN also experienced:
To help RNs prepare for the ANCC Board certification exam, AHCA/NCAL offers an online course called Gero Nurse Prep. RNs who complete the course earn 30 nursing contact hours and experience a 96% pass rate on the ANCC certification exam on the first try. Gero Nurse Prep students also see a whopping 24 percent average increase between their pre- and post- Gero Nurse Prep test scores. ANCC Board certification in gerontological nursing is the gold standard in demonstrating clinical excellence in geriatric patient care for RNs.
Follow this link to register for the free August 20 webinar. To learn more about Gero Nurse Prep and ANCC Board certification, watch this video and check out AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep today.
Nurse Jackie’s humorous take on the strange signs she encountered during her recent vacation.