2023 Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation - Part 3: Dec. 7

Date: December 07, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM

Location:

Virtual - noon-2 p.m., CT

Registration:

(Per Webinar)
IHA Members: $195 per hospital or per health system office*
Non-IHA Members: $245 per organization*

*Please note: The registration fee includes an unlimited number of connections within the same hospital or within the hospital system corporate office. It cannot be shared among system hospitals.

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With a focus on improving quality, equity and patient outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to modify the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals.  Maintaining compliance can be challenging as the current manual for acute care hospitals, dated July 2023, consists of 559 pages of survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines. A five-part IHA webinar series will guide hospital leaders and staff through the manual to boost your compliance efforts. Lena Browning-Calloway, a seasoned accreditation professional, will lead the series, providing essential compliance strategies and resources specific to CMS’ State Operations Manual Appendix A. You’ll learn about recent revisions and common standards surveyors cite to strengthen internal processes and avoid costly fines.

The webinar series will explore these frequently cited requirements:

  • Care in a safe setting (environmental safety, infection control, security)

  • Nursing care plans

  • Legibility requirements

  • Necessary policies and procedures

  • Nursing medication carts

  • Informed consent

  • History and physicals

  • Verbal orders

  • Medication administration

  • Medication security

  • Emergency preparedness

Agenda

Part 3: Dec. 7, noon-2 p.m., CT

Topics

  • Nursing services

  • Medications

  • Pharmacy services

  • Antibiotic stewardship 

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

  • List Conditions of Participation (CoPs) related to medications and pharmacy services.

  • Describe key components of an antibiotic stewardship program.

  • Discuss strategies and leading practices for nursing care required by the CoPs.

Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for hospital leaders and staff responsible for CoP compliance, including those in:

  • Hospital administration (CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs)

  • Accreditation and compliance (including clinical and regulatory professionals)

  • Nursing

  • Pharmacy

  • Quality improvement

  • Risk management

  • Health information management

Professionals seeking to expand their understanding of current COPs are also encouraged to attend.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Identify strategies to comply continuously with frequently cited Patient Rights Conditions of Participation.

  • Describe patient consent activities that could affect organizational compliance.

  • Discuss advance directives and their relationship to compliance.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for hospital leaders and staff responsible for CoP compliance, including those in:

  • Hospital administration (CEOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs)

  • Accreditation and compliance (including clinical and regulatory professionals)

  • Quality improvement

  • Risk management

  • Medical staff

  • Nursing

Professionals involved in evaluating patient rights, consents and advance directive compliance or seeking to expand their understanding of current COPs are also encouraged to attend.

Speakers

Lena Browning-Calloway, MHA, BSN, RNC-NIC, CSHA
A nurse leader and accreditation specialist, Browning has more than 25 years of clinical leadership in acute care settings. She is an expert in CMS, The Joint Commission and state regulations and has performed system-wide tracers for continuous readiness and patient safety. Browning has coordinated accreditation and regulatory surveys, chaired continuous readiness committees, and coached staff and leadership in effective compliance and performance improvement strategies. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a commitment to improving patient safety by empowering staff and leadership to maintain continuous compliance and achieve excellence across healthcare settings.

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