Register today: Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from nationally recognized expert Judy Wilhide Brandt at our October 16 education program, The Role of MDS in Survey, Quality Measurement & Virginia Medicaid Payment.

• This program will break down how MDS-based quality measures are calculated and used in both federal and Virginia Medicaid programs, including Value-Based Purchasing.
• You’ll gain practical tips to strengthen outcomes on high-impact quality measures, ensure accurate reimbursement under Virginia’s new Medicaid PDPM, and understand how MDS data drives the annual survey process.

If you want strategies you can put to work right away to improve quality, optimize payment, and prepare for surveys, this session is for you!

The Role of MDS in Survey, Quality Measurement, & Virginia Medicaid Payment | Registration
October 16, 2025 | Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump

What you’ll learn:

• How to accurately capture care on the MDS to support appropriate reimbursement
• How key quality measures are calculated and used programs like Medicaid VBP
• Ways to appropriately capture care that results in higher case mix indices
• Understand the data elements on the MDS used for Virginia Medicaid PDPM
• What surveyors are looking for and how MDS data drives investigations and sample selection
• How to read and respond to the MDS Indicator Facility Rate Report and how it drives survey investigations

Continuing education: This program has been approved for six hours of NAB-approved continuing education.