President, CEO
Celtic Consulting
Maureen is the President of Celtic Consulting, LLC, a clinical reimbursement, clinical operations and compliance advisory firm. McCarthy is also the CEO of MDSRescue, an organization that provides temporary MDS completion services across the country. Recognized as an industry leader in clinical reimbursement for Long-Term Care, Maureen has been a registered nurse for over 30 years with experience as an MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing, Rehab Director and a Medicare biller.
Maureen is the immediate past-president for the Association of Long-Term Care Financial Managers, is the Medicare & MDS 3.0 Advisor for several state affiliates, and is an advisor to the J13 Medicare contractor National Government Services Provider Advisory Group. She is also an Editorial Advisor for HCPro, a national publisher for post-acute care providers. She sits on the Board of Directors for AAPACN and serves as an Expert Advisory Panel member for AANAC. McCarthy was presented the ACHCA 2018 Education Award, at the ACHCA Annual Convocation. She has been selected to join the AHCA PDPM Academy Training Team, which provides education to the nation’s state affiliates regarding the new PDPM system.
McCarthy is certified in the resident assessment process, QAPI and Director of Nursing Services, by nationally recognized organizations and holds Master Teacher status in all three certifications.
Maureen and her associates at Celtic Consulting regularly provide consultation focusing on 5-Star Quality Improvement Programs, Quality Auditing, Clinical Care Management, PDPM/PPS/MDS/CMI Services, Compliance Solutions including Medicare Compliance Auditing and Custom Education to meet any organization’s needs.
Publications authored by McCarthy include:
• The Long Term Care Compliance Toolkit (2011)
• ICD-10 Compliance Process Improvement and Maintenance for LTC (2015)
• Medicare Audits: A Survival Guide for SNF (2016)
• 5-Star Quality Rating System Technical Users Guide (2017)
• A SNF's Guide to Medication Reconciliation and Drug Regimen Review (2018)
Sunday, October 13
8:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Wednesday, October 16
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM