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        • CAA Training for the IDT
        • DNS Fundamentals
        • Five-Star QMs Workshop
        • F-Tag Library On-Demand Series
        • ICD-10-CM Coding
        • MDS Essentials
        • Medicare Basic Training
        • PDPM Documentation Essentials for the IDT
        • Section GG Train the Trainer
        • Targeted Probe and Educate Review
        • Trauma-Informed Care

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Category: COVID-19

AAPACN provides comments to the Coronavirus Commission

AAPACN Advocacy / COVID-19 / DNS / NAC / Post-Acute Care News July 21, 2020 January 7, 2022

On July 17, 2020,  AAPACN urged the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes to provide sufficient resources to SNFs and to streamline and ensure coordination between CMS and state and local governments. Read full comments.

Read more"AAPACN provides comments to the Coronavirus Commission"

AAPACN Joins Coalition in Urging Congress to Enact Temporary and Targeted Liability Relief Legislation

AAPACN Advocacy / COVID-19 / DNS / Post-Acute Care News May 26, 2020 January 7, 2022

AAPACN joins coalition in urging Congress to enact temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full letter.

Read more"AAPACN Joins Coalition in Urging Congress to Enact Temporary and Targeted Liability Relief Legislation"
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