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Webinar Schedule
Join one (or all!) of our upcoming webinars.
Upcoming Live Events |
Date |
Register |
| Quality Measures & SNF QRP: What Counts and Why It Matters (QM Series – Part 3) | Jun 23 | Join to watch |
| From Care to Cash Flow: QM Performance Under SNF VBP (QM Series – Part 4) | Jul 7 | Join to watch |
| Chasing Five Stars: Understanding the QM Connection (QM Series – Part 5) | Jul 21 | Join to watch |
| Seeing the Full Picture: iQIES, QMs, and SNF Performance (QM Series – Part 6) |
Aug 4 | Join to watch |
| Get Ahead of the Data Impact: Proactive Facility Reporting that Drives Quality | Aug 18 | Join to watch |
| Preparing for MDS 2026: Updates and Next Steps | Sep 10 | Watch webinar |
| What’s in a Name? Understanding the Basic Types of Medicare Audits (Part 1) | Oct 6 | Join to watch |
| What’s in a Name? Understanding the Basic Types of Medicare Audits (Part 2) |
Oct 27 | Join to watch |
| Looking to 2027 | Nov 17 | Watch webinar |
| IDT Recipe Book: Serving Successful Documentation for Skilled Nursing Care | Dec 8 | Join to watch |
Past Live Events |
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| QM Basics: Understanding the Foundations (QM Series – Part 2) |
Jun 9 | Join to watch replay |
| QM Basics: Understanding the Foundations (QM Series – Part 1) | May 26 | Join to watch replay |
| Hitting the Quality Measure Grand Slam |
May 12 | Watch replay |
| Manage Psychoactive Medications to Reduce Survey Headaches (Part 2) | Apr 21 | Join to watch replay |
| Manage Psychoactive Medications to Reduce Survey Headaches (Part 1) |
Apr 7 | Join to watch replay |
| Spring Clean Your Medication Systems: Reduce Risk with Team Alignment | Mar 24 | Join to watch replay |
| What is Real Time Care Planning and What Does It Mean? |
Mar 10 | Join to watch replay |
| The Truth About Fall MDS Coding: Myths, Mistakes, and Compliance | Feb 24 | Join to watch replay |
| Roundtable: MDS 10/2025 Changes – What are the Struggles? |
Feb 10 | Join to watch replay |
| RAI System Essentials: Your Roadmap to SNF Quality and Compliance |
Jan 27 | Join to watch replay |
| Restorative Nursing vs. Therapy: Clarifying Roles and Documentation Requirements |
Jan 13 | Watch replay |
All webinars run 11 am – 12 pm ET, unless otherwise noted.
*RAC-CT Certification Workshops (in partnership with AAPACN) run 8 am – 5 pm ET daily.
**QCP Certification Workshops (in partnership with AAPACN) run 10 am – 4:30 pm ET daily.
Free Webinars
Our most recent free public webinars.
Sep 10 | Preparing for MDS 2026: Updates and Next Steps
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
It is that time of year for MDS updates! Are you ready for October 1, 2026? Join us as we discuss the MDS 2026 changes/updates. We will address how facility processes, practices, and tools could be affected. We will discuss how the MDS changes/updates affect residents’ overall quality of care, facility reporting, and reimbursement. Attendees of this seminar will:
- Identify the 2026 MDS updates/changes
- Review the potential impact of the 2026 MDS updates
- Prepare facility processes, practices, and tools to support accurate MDS coding that impacts quality measures and reimbursement
Nov 17 | Looking to 2027
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Let’s talk 2027! What should SNF/NFs be prepared for? Join our team to discuss what the New Year will bring. We will touch FY 2027 Final Rule; Office of Inspector General (OIG) work plans for skilled nursing; SNF/NF audits; insights into the MDS and Quality Measures; views on the top 10 deficiencies nationwide from CMS’s QCOR information; and general thoughts by our team regarding planning and balancing the ever-changing work of skilled nursing facilities. Attendees of this seminar will:
- Review SNF OIG work plans
- Gain MDS and quality measure insights
- Identify the nation’s top 10 deficiencies
- Discuss strategies for managing evolving changes in the workplace
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All live webinars run Tuesday from 11 am – 12 pm ET unless otherwise noted
Meet Our Expert Trainers & Master Teachers
Our expert training team at MDS Consultants presents live RAI-focused webinars, state and national conference workshops, and scheduled certification prep programs.
Jessica Stucin
Experience
Jessica has extensive experience as an MDS Coordinator and is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years, including the roles of clinical staff nurse, charge nurse, assistant director of nursing and director of nursing.
Jessica's expertise is in MDS, care planning, survey process, quality measures, risk management, utilization review, clinical reimbursement and case mix.
Linda Winston
Experience
Linda has been a nurse for over 30 years, with almost 15 years as a Director of Nursing. Linda has filled many roles in the long-term care setting, including staff nurse, supervising nurse, nurse educator and administration.
Linda's focus on improving resident care has driven her to a leadership role in the areas of the survey and certification processes, resident assessment, and clinical approaches to the improvement and prevention of skin alterations.
Barbara Bates
Experience
Barbara's 35 year nursing career included 10 years as a Director of Nursing in an upstate NY veterans home and a specialty in psychiatric nursing for psychogeriatrics, plus extensive experience in nursing administration and facility management.
As a nursing educator and consultant, Barbara is a Gold STAMP facilitator and coach in MDS 3.0 and resident assessment, care area assessments and care planning, survey preparation, survey deficiency correction, exceptional care planning, restorative nursing, pressure ulcer program assessment and safe patient handling.
Kristine Martinez
Experience
Kristine started her registered nursing career in acute care, where she spent 20 years in various settings – including oncology, orthopedics, and ICU. She eventually moved into skilled nursing, where she worked as both MDS Coordinator and Director of Nursing. Her time teaching CNA classes at a community college allowed her to incorporate culture change into CNA training.
Kristine’s expertise centers on quality measures, case mix and reimbursement, resident-centered care planning, and survey processes.