AANAC Conference - Las Vegas, NV April 29 & 30  (Apr 29)
Just What You Were Looking For...
•Dynamic Keynote Speakers!
•The most informative national conference specifi cally targeting those topics that are the most important to you: RAC, MDS 3.0, RUGS IV , Five Star, P4P, QMs, Survey, and QIS
•Practical/hands-on ideas and advice from experts in the fi eld
•Join us for Pre-Conference offerings including:
•Become Resident Assessment Coordinator-Certifi ed (RAC-CT®) 3 days and Recertifi ed 2 days
•Become Certifi ed Nurse Executive (C-NE) 3 days
•Take our new Medicare University (an intensive 3 day course on Medicare)
•Network with your peers…stay connected and informed. Strengthen relationships that will help you professionally and personally!
•Visit the Exhibit Hall for an opportunity to see what’s new in your fi eld and meet with the top long-term care vendors and AANAC Business Partners.

Topics Include:
•CMS Updates
•MDS 3.0
•RUGs IV
•QIS
•Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC)
•Value Based Purchasing (P4P)
•LTC Nursing and Legal Issues
•Five Star
•Quality Indicator Survey
•New CAAs
...and many more!

Aug 6

MDS 3.0 to 'dramatically affect' survey process
The survey system will change back to a non-quality measure (QM)-based system

Jul 31

Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency'
The software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host of tablet computers running Windows 7

Jul 23

CMS releases SNF PPS rates for fiscal year 2011
CMS included an update to the SNF PPS rates for fiscal year (FY) 2011 in the July 22 Federal Register