Director of Case Mix Management & Clinical Services
Tara Cares
Susan Battaglia, RN-BC, RAC-CT is the Director of Case Mix Management & Clinical Services at Tara Cares a company that provides administrative support services to 35 nursing & rehab centers across seven states. She has been involved in long-term care for over 40 years and has held a variety of positions including nurse consultant, educator, ADON, and MDS Coordinator. Susan is ANCC board certified in Gerontological Nursing and was previously an AANAC master teacher. Her current duties includes oversight of regional staff who provide Medicare & Medicaid auditing consultation to assist with compliance as well as providing education, analysis, and feedback on the various quality measures used for VBP, QRP, and the 5 Star Rating Program. Additionally, she is a member of AHCA's Clinical Practice committee. Susan also has served as a subject matter expert on CMS's Development and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care Cross-Setting Standardized Patient Assessment Data technical expert panel,the SNF QRP TEP, and the Maintenance of Nursing Home Quality Measures TEP.
Tuesday, October 15
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM