CMS requires that all skilled nursing centers develop Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs. The purpose of the program focuses on systems of care, outcomes of care, and quality of life. In this session, Cat will offer a “common sense,” realistic way to implement this process in your facility. She will be addressing the 5 CMS Elements of QAPI, as well as the 12 Action Steps that CMS recommends to get started. Additionally, Cat will be providing suggestions/ideas for PIPs, as well as discussing which areas of care and quality of life are “best received” by surveying agencies. We’ve made this harder than it is! QAPI shows us how to make improvements in our weakest areas. Let’s identify those areas, BEFORE the survey team finds them.