The Link between Quality and Survey Readiness: Preparing for a Medicare Condition of Participation Survey (Part 1 of 2)

Dates: March 30
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Central
Registration Fee: $195
Recording Download: Included in cost of registration.
Register via fax/mail

 
 
Please contact the THA Registrar at 512/465-1057 to register for this event as online registration is no longer available.

Overview

This program is the first session of a two-part Webinar series. If you would like information on how register for the entire series at a discount, please visit the series listing.

Survey readiness is an important piece of life inside a small rural hospital. Poor surveys can result in extra work and inefficient use of use of personnel who already are in short supply. Savvy health care providers are adopting practices that ensure they always are ready for a survey. Having those practices in place enables surveyors to conduct surveys without disrupting operations or unnecessarily impacting resources.  

During this session, participants will learn practical approaches directed at continuous survey readiness. The session addresses the importance of building systems to continuously be in control of your environment so survey readiness is a natural by-product of the hospital’s quality efforts.

This program will include a written tool that summarizes those important activities that a Critical Access Hospital’s quality program should address in order to be not only survey ready, but also continuously in control of its environment.

Learning Objectives

• Identify key practices critical for continuous readiness for a Medicare Condition of Participation survey;
• Interpret the Medicare survey process; and
• Apply key steps hospital leadership can take for continuous readiness.
  

Target Audience

• Chief Nursing Officers
• Chief Compliance Officers
• Nursing Directors/Managers
• Staff Nurses
• Department Heads
• Quality and Risk Management Directors
• Compliance and Joint Commission Directors
• Staff Development Directors
• Education Directors
• Infection Control Directors

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Speakers

Darlene D. Bainbridge, RN, CPHQ, CPHRM, D.D., is an experienced health care professional with 27 years dedicated to working with rural and small to mid-sized health care organizations. Her experience includes rural health care delivery, health care administration, network development, risk management and quality improvement, coupled with a clinical background. For the past eight years, Bainbridge has been involved with the Critical Access Hospital program. Working with this new federal initiative, she served as chief executive officer for a small rural hospital where she and her team restructured the hospital and avoided inevitable closure.

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Continuing Education

ACHE Category II (non-ACHE):   1.5 hours (each session); up to 3.0 hours (series)

Continuing Nursing Education:  1.5 contact hours (each session); up to 3.0 contact hours (series)

Social Work:  1.5 credit hours (each session); up to 3.0 credit hours (series)

View provider statements, disclosures and requirements for successful completion of continuing education credit.

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Dates: March 30
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Central
Registration Fee: $195
Recording Download: Included in cost of registration.
Register via fax/mail

 
 


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