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Workshops
Pain Management in the Long Term Care Setting
Presented by Dr. Cari Levy on Thursday, December 14, 2006
Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300, ext.
3040.
MDS Coding- Pain
Presented by Betty Keen, MDS & OASIS
Clinical Coordinator for Colorado, 03/28/07
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Handouts
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Please contact CFMC for access to this presentation- 303-695-3300,
ext. 3040.
Partnering Quality Improvement Organizations with Nursing Homes
This section contains background information on the quality initiative, an introduction to the quality improvement organization (QIO), goals of the QIO, and components of
"Compare Nursing Homes in Your Area."
Building a Commitment to Pain Management
This presentation includes interdisciplinary approaches combined with individualized pain control plans, assessment, and strategies for pain management.
Pain Education for Residents, Families, and Staff
Education recommendations for addressing barriers, myths, and misconceptions surrounding pain management. This area also addresses teaching methods and strategies, and information on pain rating scales.
Pathways to Pain Management in Long Term Care
Aspects of pain management such as prevalence, barriers to recognition, screening and assessment, and clinical practice guidelines are included within this power point presentation. Information on MDS coding and Federal Regulations are also a part of this presentation.
Pain Management in Long Term Care: Pharmacologic Treatment
Treatment techniques including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for pain management are included in this section. Other components such as communicating with the physician and side effects are also included.
Fast Fact Information for Pain Management
Fast facts and information regarding pain management including
assessment, treatment, types of pain, and communication (PDF files).
Additional Pain Management Resources
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Facility Assessment Checklists – MedQIC
This is a series of self-assessment checklists for nursing home staff to
use to assess processes related to pain management in the facility, in
order to identify areas that need improvement. You will find the
checklists most useful if you need to look at your current practice more
critically.
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Literature for Pain Management – MedQIC
Literature
for quality improvement and clinical care.
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Pain Process of Care Measures – MedQIC
Included here are a set of process-of-care measures and supporting data
collection tools that QIOs or nursing facilities can use to assess a
facility's baseline and follow-up process-of-care indicator rates
related to how effectively the facility is managing pain among its
residents.
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Clinical Tools for Pain Management – MedQIC
These are sample tools that your facility may use as is, adapt, or use
as an example of how your facility's current forms/tools can be revised.
It is recommended that a team of staff who will use the tool be involved
in designing how and when the tool will be used.
The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under
contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an
agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents
do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.
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