► March 10 – 11, 2010
OKAHSA 15^th Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Imagining the Future.…Who Decides? 
Reed Conference Center, Midwest City, OK. 

Register now to attend the OKAHSA Annual Meeting, an exceptional educational experience that has grown to over 600 attendees. OKAHSA has assembled two days of engaging education, with 12 full-day sessions specifically designed for all disciplines to inspire, educate and empower you and your team.

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On-site registration is available for Late Registrations.

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►MDS 3.0 Mastery
Manage the Database, Magnify Operational Performance & Maximize Reimbursements
April 27-28, 2010     MDS Training and Competency Program
April 29, 2010      Operational Implications of the MDS

Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73111

MDS 3.0 marks a new era whereby long-term care providers will be identified, judged and paid based on the quality, accuracy and management of its data throughout its entire operations. This session will prepare facilities for the transition to MDS 3.0, which is not “just a form” for one-dimensional input; it’s a complex, integrated system of processes that begin even before a resident is admitted, that continues to play a crucial role in every part of the residents’ clinical and financial journey, even beyond discharge. That means every position and process that the transition from MDS 2.0 to 3.0 touches is pivotal to a much larger operational process within your facility. From nurse aides, RNs, and DONs, to activity directors, therapists, dietary, care planning, billing, and admissions – all the way through administrators and owners – everyone will be impacted.

This course will be taught by one of the nation’s leading experts on the MDS 3.0. NAB approved for CEU credits.

Details for these two seminars are outline in the program brochure.
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►April 26 – April 30, 2010
Activity Director/Social Services Training Course:  Enhancing Lives through Knowledge, Leadership, and Compassion
Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City

OKAHSA has developed this seminar to address the varied needs of the activity and social services professionals working in long-term care.  These areas are vital to providing life enrichment for your residents.  Participants will learn how to provide the highest “quality of life” for those they serve. An exceptional training experience for those seeking initial training or for those current qualified who want to gain an in-depth knowledge of these two important service professions.

This program has been approved by the OK State Department of Health for Activity/Social Services Director Training.

Cost:  $400. Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch buffet and afternoon snacks. Late registration (after April 16): $450.
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►November 2 - 6, 2009
Activity Director/Social Services Training Course:  Enhancing Lives through Knowledge, Leadership, and Compassion
Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City

OKAHSA has developed this seminar to address the varied needs of the activity and social services professionals working in long-term care.  These areas are vital to providing life enrichment for your residents.  Participants will learn how to provide the highest “quality of life” for those they serve.

This program has been approved by the OK State Department of Health for Activity/Social Services Director Training.

Cost:  $400. Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch buffet and afternoon snacks. Late registration (after October 23): $450.
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►October 29, 2009
YES WE CAN...Getting the Right People on Board to Move Your Community Ahead
Live Seminar: Metro Tech Conference Center, OKC
Video Seminar: University of OK, Tulsa Campus

Are you thriving or just surviving in today’s long term care environment? Is culture change part of your strategic plan or just an idea on your to-do list? Is your staff collecting a paycheck or an empowered part of your team that will move your community ahead? This seminar can be the tool that will position your organization for the future. This seminar will bolster hope, focus, and commitment for long term care professionals during these trying times. To survive and prosper, organizations need simple, yet specific techniques and innovative strategies regarding leadership, human resources and operations. This session promises to be uplifting and motivational.
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►September 24, 2009 - Thursday
NEWS You Can USE... for Long Term Care Administration
Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City

As a long term care professional, it is essential that you have the latest updates that affect your operations, your residents and your community. Each of the topics covered in this seminar will provide vital information to assist you in your daily responsibilities. From a survey perspective, regulatory updates such as life safety code are imperative. From a consumer perspective, resident and employee satisfaction directly impact a resident’s quality of life. From a nursing perspective, pressure ulcers education is imperative to address the problem and avoid future occurrences. From a management perspective, we must improve employee morale and commitment in an environment that is ever-changing. This seminar is packed with news you can use to improve your operations.  This seminar is approved for 6 clock hours of continuing education credit.
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►August 19, 2009
Your Community Revealed…Understanding What Your MDS Database Says
Metro-Tech Conference - Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Repeat Program:  Due to the positive response from this program in June, this repeat program is being offered!

This interactive, fast moving session will bring you the best methods of database analysis to lower your risk and improve operational success. Created for senior managers, administrators, clinical leadership, MDS managers, CFO’s and fiscal managers, this session will identify issues and strategies for documentation analysis. Reporting formats and content will be reviewed and discussed with a focus on lowering risk and identification of proactive interventions to improve the content of your facility’s core database. CMS is beginning the Recovery Audit Contractor program with a focus on Medicare Part A Benefit compliance and payment for services. This session will review basic coverage guidelines and audit screens that are currently in place.

This program has been approved by NAB for 6 Hours CEU Credit.
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From MDS 2.0 Competency to MDS 3.0 Mastery
Manage the Database, Magnify Operational Performance & Maximize Reimbursements
Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73111

MDS 3.0 marks a new era whereby long-term care providers will be identified, judged and paid based on the quality, accuracy and management of its data throughout its entire operations.
But until its official launch, facilities will still be working with MDS 2.0. This session will begin to prepare facilities for the transition to MDS 3.0, which is not “just a form” for one-dimensional
input; it’s a complex, integrated system of processes that begin even before a resident is admitted, that continues to play a crucial role in every part of the residents’ clinical and financial
journey, even beyond discharge. That means every position and process that the transition from MDS 2.0 to 3.0 touches is pivotal to a much larger operational process within your facility.
From nurse aides, RNs, and DONs, to activity directors, therapists, dietary, care planning, billing, and admissions – all the way through administrators and owners – everyone will be impacted.

Do Not Delay – this two day seminar is going to fill up quickly! Approved by NAB for 10 hours CEU credit.
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>>  REGISTRATION CLOSED - CLASS IS FULL <<

►August 8, 2009
Accent on Activities - Adult Day Programming Workshop
Daily Living Center
3000 N. Rockwell
Bethany, OK 73008

This fun, interactive workshop is designed specifically for adult day health services. It will help you discover successful ways to elevate the quality of your Activities program through a back-to-the-basics approach to programming. Come and join us for programming strategies, innovative design concepts and empowering leadership techniques to meet the needs of all your clients. 

Registration Fee:
Member - $45.00, After August 1 - $60.00        Non-Member - $65.00, After August 1 - $80.00
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►August 3 - August 7, 2009
Activity Director/Social Services Training Course:  Enhancing Lives through Knowledge, Leadership, and Compassion
Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City

OKAHSA has developed this seminar to address the varied needs of the activity and social services professionals working in long-term care.  These areas are vital to providing life enrichment for your residents.  Participants will learn how to provide the highest “quality of life” for those they serve.

This program has been approved by the OK State Department of Health for Activity/Social Services Director Training.

Cost:  $400 includes 5-day training program, course materials, daily lunch and snacks.
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Program Brochure

 

►July 15, 2009
Senior Housing Forum… Updates, Issues and Insights
Metro-Tech Conference Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Learn the latest news from Washington on federal affordable housing appropriations and aging services policy considerations. Discuss changed perspectives under the new administration. Discuss the latest trends and operational directives related to HUD regulatory oversight: recent clarifications to REAC inspection policies, plans to rebid all contract administrator contracts in 2010, the latest in service coordinator funding and research, proposed changes to Section 8 occupancy policies, and which websites need to be monitored for critical updates and timely resources. This session will also include a focus on marketing ideas to help your community weather the tight economic times communities are currently facing.

-- Non-Members – Pre-registration $60.00, Late Registration $75.00 (after July 3) P.M. Session only $45.00

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►June 16, 2009
Your Community Revealed…Understanding What Your MDS Database Says
Metro-Tech Conference - Oklahoma City, OK

This interactive, fast moving session will bring you the best methods of database analysis to lower your risk and improve operational success. Created for senior managers, administrators, clinical leadership, MDS managers, CFO’s and fiscal managers, this session will identify issues and strategies for documentation analysis. Reporting formats and content will be reviewed and discussed with a focus on lowering risk and identification of proactive interventions to improve the content of your facility’s core database. CMS is beginning the Recovery Audit Contractor program with a focus on Medicare Part A Benefit compliance and payment for services. This session will review basic coverage guidelines and audit screens that are currently in place.

This program has been approved by NAB for 6 Hours CEU Credit.
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Program Brochure

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►May 7, 2009
Advancing your Culture Change Journey to the Next Level

Oklahoma City Location:
Room: Big Dipper/Carousel
Metro-Tech Conference Center
1900 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City 73111

Tulsa Location (Video Conference):
OU-Tulsa - Room: 3108, Bldg 3 Classrooms
OU-Tulsa, Schusterman Center
4502 E. 41st Street, Tulsa 74135


This all day workshop comprises three sessions in one: 1) Regulatory Compliance and Culture Change will demonstrate how culture change actually embodies the intent of OBRA ’87, how the federal regulations and CMS actually support culture change and place participants in the role of a surveyor to think through what regulations pertain to common culture change practices; 2) Quality of Life: Delineating between Deficient Practice, Common Practice and Culture Change Practice will take you on a journey in thinking what we consider deficient practice, what we accept as common practice and what is better, or culture change practice, for each of the Quality of Life federal regulations; and 3) Artifacts of Culture Change will not only walk you through the measurement tool co-developed by Karen Schoeneman of CMS and our speaker to document how “culture changed” a home has become but, better yet, give you the opportunity to develop your own action plan on implementing some of the items identified as giving witness to a changed culture. This program has been approved by NAB for 6 Hours CEU Credit.
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