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Care Staff During COVID-19 – ECHO

Angie Szumlinski March 4, 2021 Training

Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is a virtual, capacity-building education program with the capability to provide rapid, real-time dissemination of best practices. Developed in 2003 at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Project ECHO develops Communities of Practice using a Hub-and-Spoke model of knowledge dissemination and collaborative learning. It exchanges knowledge between interprofessional teams of specialists …

Not Too Late!

Angie Szumlinski August 27, 2020 Training

Are you facing staffing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic? Well, you aren’t alone! Have you considered temporary nurse aides? AHCA/NCAL has an online, 8-hour training program for temporary nurse aide certification. The program was developed to give centers an opportunity to train current ancillary staff as well as others interested in providing care (i.e., activity aides, dietary aides, housekeepers, etc.). …

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Human Trafficking: Modern Slavery

Angie Szumlinski February 7, 2020 Training

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery – a multi-billion dollar criminal industry that denies freedom to 20.9 million people around the world. No matter where you live, chances are it’s happening nearby. From the girl forced to prostitute at a truck stop, to the man discovered in a restaurant kitchen, stripped of his passport and held against his …

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CMS Provider Training – How to Accurately Code GG0110 Prior Device Use with Information From Multiple Sources

Angie Szumlinski June 20, 2019 Compliance, Training

This 4-minute video demonstrates how a caregiver can utilize information collected from multiple scenarios to accurately code GG0110. Prior Device Use.

CMS Provider Training – How to Accurately Code GG0170C Lying to Sitting on Side of Bed

Angie Szumlinski June 19, 2019 Compliance, Training

This 4-minute video demonstrates how to distinguish between Code 02, Substantial/maximal assistance and Code 03, Partial/moderate assistance when coding GG0170C. Lying to sitting on side of bed

Oral Care

CMS Provider Training – How to Accurately Code GG0130B Oral Hygiene

Angie Szumlinski June 18, 2019 Compliance, Training

This 4-minute video demonstrates how to distinguish between Code 05, Set-up or clean-up assistance and Code 04, Supervision or touching assistance when coding GG0130B. Oral Hygiene.

Ep 17 Talking Monoclonal Antibodies with Chad Worz, PharmD and Chief Executive of ASCP March 1, 2021
In this podcast we discuss treating residents who have contracted COVID with monoclonal antibodies such as bamlanivimab and remdesivir. Where do these antibodies come from? Who can be treated with them? What if the resident has already been vaccinated? We have the answers to these questions and more!
Ep 16 "Project Hug" Vetter's COVID Vaccination Clinic December 30, 2020
s began vaccination of their residents and staff on December 28. Listen as Peter and Angie speak with Shari Terry, Vetter's COO about their process and what worked well for them.
Ep. 15 Mark Parkinson, AHCA NCAL December 2, 2020
Listen in as HealthCap CEO Peter Feeney talks with AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson about the challenges the senior living industry faced in 2020, and a look ahead at what 2021 brings us in regards to vaccines, federal funding, census, and liability protection.
Ep 14 A Conversation with Vivage Senior Living August 14, 2020
Join HealthCap Director of Risk Management Angie Szumlinski as she talks with Cynthia Coenen, Chief Clinical Officer for Vivage Senior Living in Colorado. Angie and Cynthia talk about best practices, documentation, and lessons learned during this pandemic.
Ep 13 - COVID Successes of Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center June 3, 2020
HealthCap Risk Manager Cathy Hamblen interviews Tracie Murray, Administrator, and Bethany Murray, Assistant Administrator of Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Sunnyvale, California. They walk us through the implementation and execution of their successful COVID plan that brought them through the outbreak to being declared COVID-free today.