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Apollo RM: risk management at your fingertips

Polaris Group uses the largest healthcare data reporting system in the U.S. to provide long-term-care facilities with a trusted web application service that provides immediate analysis of facility MDS for risk alerts, submission accuracy, clinical risk, RUG therapy minutes, ADL scores and more. The Survey Outcomes Risk analysis provides comparative OSCAR data including residents’ conditions, F-tag/complaint trends, and staffing PPD. In addition, the service provides Regulatory and Compliance support, along with many more features. There are four components of our Apollo RM Risk Management support: MDS Analyzer Survey Outcomes/Risk Analysis Regulatory Resources Narrative Risk Analysis We offer services to single facilities and corporations. MDS Analyzer What is it? “Scrubs” all MDS prior to submission to the State Provides logic for MDS consistency RUG Maximizer ADL Maximizer Desktop survey and clinical Risk Manager Identifies clinical risk areas for care planning
*Features and Reports*
Provides error messages and suggestions to improve accuracy and maximize RUGs Predictability tool to identify high risk residents and risk areas for survey/QIS Provide ADL scoring trends RUG days and dollars trends Late/overdue MDS report MDS Changes tracking report QI/QM data trends updated daily Analysis risk areas for survey citations Quarterly Analysis of risk areas
*What’s in it for you?* Improved Medicare and/or Medicaid RUG scores for accurate billing and CMI Improved ADL scores QI/QM accuracy Improved 5 Star rating for Quality Measure Domain Ability to pinpoint survey risk areas and residents Anticipate and prepare to mitigate survey citations Accurate risk identification for care planning Top of page
Survey Outcomes/Risk Analysis *What is it?* Survey data is downloaded daily directly from the CMS website Provides immediate survey trends and OSCAR updates Combines all CASPER data into one easy to use report – Puts your OSCAR report on “Steroids" Provides survey risk scores and state trends
*Features and Reports*
Your Survey Risk report at a push of the button Data updated daily in terms of state and national trends Survey Risk rating as a predictor of survey citations Includes next projected survey date based on state survey trends Includes comparative staffing PPD data for county, state, and national Provides up to 4 years of survey and complaint trends Quarterly Analysis of risk areas
*What’s in it for you?* Track/trend state survey outcomes to pinpoint risk areas Improved ability to mitigate risk of citations Ability to contrast and compare your survey trends to state, national and peers Staffing PPD comparative data trends Anticipate and identify facilities for the Special Focus Facility list Identify trends related to F-tags, resident conditions and/or PPD across multiple facilities Top of page
Regulatory Resources *What is it?* Regulatory & Compliance Document Guide Over 88, 000 links to State and Federal regulations Site updated daily 4000 links to RAI manual, with 900 directly off MDS form Update Alerts with explanation of impact
*Features and Reports*
Entire State Operations Manual RAI manual QIS manual and tools Medicare Manuals/OSHA resources Transmittals, S&C letters by year, Federal register, drafts and updates. Your State licensing regulations Cross walk of your State regulations to Federal Regulations DAVE updates QI/QM definitions and manual
*What’s in it for you?* Cost effective method to ensure all communities have access to current regulations Timely alerts to ensure all staff are up to date on changes Excellent enhancement to your commitment to provide support for your communities
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CORPORATE ROLL-UP DATA AND QUARTERLY ANALYSIS *What is it?* Quarterly corporate trend data related to Survey Outcomes Analysis of risk with recommendations for improvement
*Features and Reports*
Narrative analysis Provides Special Focus Facility updates and watch list risk analysis Provides survey citation trends with comparative data to state, national, and up to 4 competitors for each facility and for corporation as a whole Includes standard surveys, life safety surveys, and complaint survey Include Resident Condition comparative data
*What’s in it for you?* Management tool to identify areas for improvement and to identify risk areas Anticipate and identify facilities for the Special Focus Facility list Statistical, objective data to measure and compare to competitors Top of page

Other Polaris Group Services you may be interested in:
	Therapy Consulting	Long Term Care Mock Survey
	Medicare Consulting	Corporate Compliance Consulting
	Nursing Consulting