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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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Rena R. Shephard, MHA, R.N., FACDONA 17210 RUSSET STREET SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92127 PHONE 858-592-6799 FAX 858-592-6800 E-MAIL RRS2000@AOL.COM Selected Accomplishments
President, RRS Healthcare Consulting Services, providing SNF consulting and training services to facilities, corporations, government agencies, and attorneys nationwide.
Expert witness and legal nurse consultant, plaintiff and defense, since 1996 Columnist, “Advance for Providers of Post-Acute Care” and “Contemporary Long Term Care” Editorial Advisory Board Member “PPS Alert“ Newsletter GROSSMONT HOSPITAL, La Mesa, CA. General acute care hospital Manager, Transitional Care Unit, June 1998 to February 2000 30-bed hospital-based Skilled Nursing Unit with short-term rehabilitation and medically-complex patient population. Significantly improved the quality of care, resulting in substantial compliance surveys and elimination of citations. Provided education, training, and implementation of PPS; developed and implemented SNF policies and procedures; developed rehab nursing and case management programs. Corporate compliance trainer. Project Manager for clinical software search and implementation. Manager, Grossmont Rehabilitation Center Nursing, August 1999 to February 2000 30-bed acute, long-term rehab unit. Implemented redesigned, streamlined assessment and documentation systems; prepared for successful CARF and JCAHO surveys. LIFE CARE CENTER OF VISTA, Vista, CA 164-bed skilled nursing facility Inhouse Consultant, Director of Nursing Services, October 1997 to May 1998 Provided leadership, training, and mentoring to significantly reduce nosocomial pressure sores, absenteeism, and resident and family complaints and to improve compliance with OBRA standards; established effective Quality Improvement Committee resulting in care planning, care delivery, and documentation which met the standard of care. Program development; management of Case Management and Hospice programs and Clinical Information Systems; preparation for PPS. PALOMAR CONTINUING CARE CENTER, Escondido, CA, September 1992 to October 1997 96-bed hospital-based SNF, including 20 subacute respiratory care beds and 28 subacute rehab beds Director of Nursing Services and Assistant Administrator Developed subacute ventilator unit, quality improvement, and utilization management programs. Improved quality of care while maintaining productivity and financial performance. Project Manager for clinical software search and implementation. Developed and implemented Case Manager position. FHP HEALTHCARE, San Diego, CA, February 1992 to September 1992 Health Maintenance Organization Skilled Nursing Facility Coordinator Conducted utilization review and clinical case management for 13 contracted facilities. Provided education, training, and mentoring to facilitate adjustment to the HMO concept and reality. STANFORD COURT NURSING CENTER, Santee, CA, January 1989 to February 1992 105-bed Skilled Nursing Facility Director of Nursing Services CAREWEST NURSING FACILITIES, Escondido and El Cajon, CA, July 1986 to January 1989 160-bed and 74-bed Skilled Nursing Facilities Director of Nursing Services GROSSMONT DISTRICT HOSPITAL, La Mesa, CA 41-bed orthopedics/neurosurgery unit in a general acute care hospital Senior Staff Nurse and Relief Shift Supervisor, July 1982 to July 1986. Education Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration Seton Hall University, S. Orange, N.J. MBA Program coursework National University, San Diego, CA A.S. in Nursing Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA B.A. in Journalism The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Selected Publications Atchinson, D.P., Turrieta, D., & Shephard, R.R. (2001). Accurately assessing for incontinence for the MDS 2.0. Denver: American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. Shephard, R.R. (2000). Managing pain to improve residents’ quality of life. Consultant Pharmacist, 15(3), 361-362. Shephard, R.R. (2001). Care planning and the MDS 2.0. Denver: American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. Shephard, R.R. (2001). Billing and the MDS 2.0 for clinicians. Denver: American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. Shephard, R.R. (2002). MDS 2.0 Coding for OBRA and PPS. Denver: American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. Shephard, R.R. (2003). Guest editorial: Why the nursing director is key to survival. Nursing Homes Long Term Management, 52(11), 6-7. Shephard, R.R. (2004). Nursing facility enhanced quality measures: Strategies for successful performance. (2nd Ed.) Miamisburg, OH: Med-Pass/Heaton. Shephard, R.R. (2005). MDS self-audit: A practical guide to ensuring Minimum Data Set accuracy. Marblehead, MA: HCPro. Shephard, R.R. (2005). Power of protocols. Advance for Providers of Post-Acute Care, January/February 2005, p. 11-12. Selected National Training Presentations Billing and the MDS 2.0 for Clinicians Care Planning and the MDS 2.0 Demystifying the Quality Measures Corporate Compliance: Avoiding Medicare Fraud and Abuse from the MDS to Holiday Gifts Mastering Critical Thinking Skills Minimum Data Set Basics Course The MDS – A Roadmap to Accuracy OBRA Timing and Scheduling for the MDS 2.0 PPS Timing and Scheduling for the MDS 2.0 Resident Assessment Protocols and the MDS 2.0 Managing the Medicare Maze Delirium: Unlocking the Mystery Functional Decline: Preventing the Downward Spiral (and the Survey Deficiencies) Shifting Organizational Culture: Strategies to Improve Resident Outcomes Professional Affiliations American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators (Founding Chair) American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care: Academy of Fellows Health Care Compliance Association Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Council of Long Term Care Nurses California Association of Health Facilities Past Advisory Board member, Maric College, San Diego, CA |
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