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Useful Resource Material Regulations Infection Control Restraints Other Useful Information Pain Management MDS 3.0 Professional Organizations Bio-Terrorism & Homeland Security Web Sites
Bio-Terrorism & Homeland Security Web Site Pandemic Influenza Prep Link: http://pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/longtermcare.pdf Pennsylvania Homeland Security: www.homelandsecurity.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency: www.pema.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority: http://patientsafetyauthority.org/Pages/defaut.aspx The Department of Homeland Security: www.whitehouse.gov/homeland
Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5417.pdf Infection Control Guidelines & Recommendation Resource List For Long Term Care Facilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_longterm_care.html Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Facilities Providing Long Term Care to the Elderly Recommendations of the Advisory Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001711.htm
MDS Technical Information Website http://www.qtso.com/mdsdownload.html MDS 3.0 Information Site http://new.cms.hhs.gov/NursingHome QualityInits/25_NHQIMDS30.asp MDS 3.0 National Conference Registration Information http://totalsolutions-inc.com/nationalconference/ MDS 3.0 Technical Information Website - Nursing Home Quality Initiatives - April 2012 https://www.cms.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/30_NHQIMDS30TechnicalInformation.asp#TopOfPage
Chapter 21.State Board of Nursing http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter21/chap21toc.html CMS Policies & Memos to States & Regions (Starting with 2009) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/PMSR/list.asp?listpage=34 CLIA Program http://cms.hhs.gov/CLIA/ CMS Healthcare Website http://www.healthcare.gov/ CMS Survey & Certification - Manuals & Guides http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/ CMS Survey & Certification Web Page http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CertificationandComplianc/ CMS Quarterly Provider Update http://www.cms.hhs.gov/QuarterlyProviderUpdates Consumer Information About Long Long Term Care www.longtermcareliving.com Criminal Background Check Tutorial Site http://www.aging.state.pa.us/psonlinetraining/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=242966&psonlinetrainingNav=1 Department of Public Welfare http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ Food Code 2005 http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fc05-toc.html Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/healthcare_associated_infections/14234 LDN Licensure Standards http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol36/36-20/866.html License verification http://www.licensepa.state.pa.us/ Long Term Care Information Supersite http://www.hcpro.com/long-term-care/index.cfm Long Term Living in PA Website http://www.ltlinpa.com/portal/server.pt/community/long_term_living_home/3950 LONG TERM CARE NURSING
RESOURCES AND UNIFORM WEBSITE Medicare Coverage Database http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/ Medicare Learning Network http://www.highmarkmedicareservices.com/ql-training.html Medicare Part A Rates https://www.highmarkmedicareservices.com/faq/parta/snf_pps_rug_rate.html National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses - Certification Programs http://www.nflpn.org/certification.html National Quality Forum http://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspx "Nursing Home Compare" http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp Options for Long Term Care http://www.medicalandnursing-training.com/medic/nursing-homes-and-alternatives.html PA Department of Health Facility Message Board http://ecapps.health.state.pa.us/CommonPOC/ PA -Healthcare Associated Infection-website http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=188&q=250141 PA MA CMI Information: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/PartnersProviders/MedicalAssistance/DoingBusiness/LTCCaseMixInfo/ PA Provider Bulletins http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=188&Q=243799 Pennsylvania Access To Criminal History (PATCH) https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp Pennsylvania Health Alert Network (PA-HAN) http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=171&q=234202&healthPNavCtr=|&TNID=4587 Pennsylvania Map With Links To Nursing Homes by County with Survey Results http://app2.health.state.pa.us/commonpoc/nhLocatorie.asp Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry On-line http://pulseportal.com Pennsylvania Nursing Facility Assessment http://www.PANFsubmit.com QIES (Quality Improvement & Evaluation Systems) Technical Support Office website: https://www.qtso.com/mds30.html Quality Measures http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NursingHomeQualityInits/20_NHQIMDS20.asp September 2006 Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook for PA http://www.asisvcs.com/publications/pdf/063900.pdf SNF Prospective Payment System http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SNFPPS/ Swing Bed http://www.cms.hhs.gov/snfpps/03_swingbed.asp Temporary Practice Permits -RNs and LPNs http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol36/36-20/867.html Transmittals http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/2009Trans/list.asp
AHCPR Acute Pain Management Patient Guide http://www.ahrq.gov American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at www.aahpm.org American Academy of Pain Medicine at www.painmed.org American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Clinical Practice Guideline "Pain Management in the Long-Term Care Setting" (2007) www.AMDA.com American Pain Society at www.ampainsoc.org American Society of Pain Management Nurses http://aspmn.org/ Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association at www.hpna.org Nursing Research and Education / City of Hope Resource Center http://mayday.coh.org/ Partners Against Pain at www.partnersagainstpain.com Quality Improvement Organizations at www.medqic.org Resource Center for Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center (2000) at www.stoppain.org/education_research/resources.html
AMDA - American Medical Directors Association http://www.amda.com ANCC -American Nurses Credentialing Center http://www.nursecredentialing.org/ ASCP - American Society of Consultant Pharmacists http://www.ascp.com NFLPN - National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses http://www.nflpn.org/ PACAH -Pennsylvania Association of County Owned Homes http://www.pacah.org PADONA / LTCN - Pennsylvania Association Directors of Nursing Administration / Long Term Care Nurses http://www.padona.com PANAC - Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators http://paanac.net PANPHA - An Association of Pennsylvania Nonprofit Senior Services http://www.panpha.org PHCA - Pennsylvania Health Care Association http://www.phca.org
CMS'S QIS Manual - Forms: https://www.qtso.com/qisforms.html
Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign http://www.nhqualitycampaign.org Nursing Home STAR Site http://www.nhqi-star.org/ Quality Insights of Pennsylvania www.qipa.org
Appendix P Survey Protocol http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/Downloads/som107ap_p_ltcf.pdf Appendix PP Guidance to Surveyors http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/Downloads/som107ap_pp_guidelines_ltcf.pdf Long Term Care Survey Protocol http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/som107ap_p_ltcf.pdf Medicare & Medicaid Program Manuals http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/ Medicare & Medicaid Program Transmittals http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/ PA Chapter 51 http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/028/chapter51/chap51toc.html PA Provider Bulletins http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=188&Q=243799 PA Regulations http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?A=188&Q=235007 Personal Care Home Regulations (effective 10/2005) http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/055/chapter2600/chap2600toc.html QI Manual https://www.qtso.com/mdsdownload.html State Operations Manual http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) www.cms.gov
Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative www.parri.kendal.org/
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