Anesthesia Standards: The CMS CoPs (Pre-Anesthetic)
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will cover the CMS standards on anesthesia services, including pre-anesthesia evaluations, post-anesthesia evaluations, hospital anesthesia policies, and deep sedation. Because deep sedation is considered an anesthesia, anesthesia standards are applicable to the emergency department, radiology, GI lab, pain clinic,....
Discharge Planning: CMS Worksheet & Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This year, 2,597 hospitals are expected to forfeit $528 million in penalties from high readmission numbers. Optimal discharge planning can prevent unnecessary readmissions and financial penalization. This program will cover the current and proposed changes to the discharge planning standards. Attendees will learn what change....
Contemporary Case Management Models
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
As case management roles and functions evolved, so did case management models. From a model with social work support to a model without that critical support, case management leaders and hospital executives have been challenged to ensure a best practice model that lends itself to the most optimal outcomes. This webinar will d....
Patient Safety & Risk Management
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This fast-paced presentation will cover many risk management hot topics that affect patient safety in today’s healthcare environment. Our expert will discuss over two dozen recent changes to the hospital CoPs affecting patient safety, TJC’s Patient Safety Systems chapter, the National Patient Safety Foundation’s eight recommenda....
Prioritize Patient Needs at Every Level
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Integrating case management across the continuum requires that hospitals and post-acute providers think like an Accountable Care Organization even if they aren’t one. Patients must remain the center of the wheel around which all case management processes revolve. During this program, our experts will outline strategies to ensur....
Safe Opioid Use, IV Med. & Med. Administration: CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Each year, serious adverse events are associated with the use of IV opioid medications in hospitals. CMS mandates that all hospital staff give a special assessment the first time an opioid is administered, among other requirements. This program will cover the revised standards on safe opioid use, IV medication, blood transfus....
Billing, Collections, and Analytics in Non-Fee for Service Agreements
Ron Sterling, CPA, MBA
How will your practice or healthcare organization deal with the billing and collection issues associated with non-Fee for Service (non-FFS) situations such as Shared Savings, Performance and Quality Incentives, Care Management, and Case Payments? Earning revenue, triggering billing, and analyzing performance dramatically diff....
Roles & Functions in Case Management: Who Does What & When
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
As case management moved into acute care settings, the roles and functions of RN case managers began their evolution. Case manager roles are transitioning across the continuum of care and are integrating through varied communication strategies. This program will review where case management came from and how it will work in t....
Restraint & Seclusion - CMS, DNV, & TJC Guidelines and Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
CMS considers restraint and seclusion a critical deficiency. Hospitals are often out of compliance because restraint policy is one of the hardest to write and understand. Hospitals must follow CMS restraint and seclusion guidelines if a facility owns a TJC, AOA, CIHQ, or DNV Healthcare accreditation. During this program, our exp....
Pharmacy & Medication Standards: the New CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Medication errors are the largest class of medical errors in healthcare today and the most common cause of unnecessary readmissions. CMS said that drug-related adverse outcomes occur in 1.9 million inpatient stays, almost 5% of all admissions. Hospitals that spend more resources on medication issues generally demonstrate lower r....
Crosswalk to Advance Directives: What Healthcare Providers Should Know
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Have you heard of the $16.5 million-dollar case where a physician and the hospital failed to follow a patient's advance directives? Advance care planning is vital for practitioners to comprehend because it reduces readmissions, promotes better end-of-life care, provides reimbursement, and reduces the risk of medical malpractice.....
Comprehensive Guide to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Rule
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This webinar will cover the 2017 Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (42 CFR Part 2) Final Rule and the 2018 changes in the Federal Law which went to effect on February 2nd. Previously known as the Confidentiality of Drug Abuse and Alcohol Abuse Records, this rule ensures the right to privacy and confidenti....
Chronic Care Management Services and Medicare Revenue Under MIPS
Ron Sterling, CPA, MBA
Would you rather get paid up to $137 for $100 dollars of Medicare services or $91 for that same $100 of Services? That is the bottom line implication of the Medicare Merit-Based Incentive System (MIPS). MIPS dramatically affects your Medicare payments and your other payer relationships and can help you generate additional revenu....
Discharge & Transitional Planning Under the Current & Proposed CMS Rules
Toni Cesta, Ph.D., RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Discharge planning is a process that starts at the point of admission and follows through the continuum of care. CMS proposed more regulations to the process, with updates to the discharge planning section in the CoPs. This program will review the most recent reimbursement challenges and strategies for transitioning your pat....
CAH CoPs Part III: Infection Control, Safe Medication, Patient, Outpatient Services & Nursing
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
CMS frequently updates the CAH Conditions of Participations (CoPs) in order to keep up with the changing healthcare infrastructure and deliver quality service. This 4-part series will deliver the current state and the 2018 proposed changes in the CAH CoPs. The series will detail every section in the CAH CoPs manual and highlight....
Contracted Hospital Services: Certifying Compliance with CMS, TJC & DNV
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Contracted services can be a huge risk to hospitals if they are not managed under scrutiny. That is why CMS and TJC require hospitals to have a process to evaluate contracted services. The evaluation needs to ensure compliance with the provisions contained in the contract regulations and standards with oversight from the hospita....
Diabetes - Module F: Patient Engagement
Arlene J. Chabanuk, MSN, RN, CDE, HCS-D & Teresa C. Fugate, RN, BBA, CCM, CPHQ
1.25 Hours
Patient-centered care management is key to patient activation and engagement. Case managers (CMs) should use a shared decision- making approach that encompasses the selection and coordination of services from the patient's perspective and circumstances. Focusing on the medical and psychosocial patient needs while providing kn....
Our Evolving Journey with Clinical Decision Support
Connie L. Saltsman, PharmD, MBA, CPHIMS and Risa C. Rahm, PharmD, CPHIMS
1 Hours
What can we do as informaticists to help with the balance of providing specific information to the correct clinician at the appropriate part of the workflow versus the ongoing concern of alert fatigue with clinical decision support (CDS)? What tools are at our disposal to identify the correct CDS to build, the correct location....
Abuse Management - Module B: Assessment & Interventions in Domestic Violence
Betsy B. Waterman, PhD, CAS, MS, BS & Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.5 Hours
To appropriately address the vast dimensions of domestic abuse, intervention is warranted at the micro and macro levels of practice. This involves assessment of and advocacy for not only patients and their circumstances but also the legislation mandating requisite resources and funding. Case managers are often on the front li....
Patient Engagement: IT Takes a Village
Erin A. Mackay, MPH and Juana Romero
1 Hours
Despite the many national policies and technologies implemented in the past five years to enable widespread consumer electronic access to health information, it is still inexcusably difficult for patients and families to get this information. There remains an incredible need to modernize practices and attitudes around sharing he....
Abuse Management - Module C: Prevalence & Dynamics of Child Abuse
Betsy B. Waterman, PhD, CAS, MS, BS & Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.5 Hours
The purpose of Improving Outcomes in Abuse Management is to educate case managers about types of abuse so that they may be aware of early warning signs and empowered to intervene and support the efforts of other interprofessional practice team members, including other health care professionals, patients and families.
Abuse Management - Module F: Healthcare System Evolution, Ethics & Culture
Betsy B. Waterman, PhD, CAS, MS, BS & Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.25 Hours
The purpose of Improving Outcomes in Abuse Management is to educate case managers about types of abuse so that they may be aware of early warning signs and empowered to intervene and support the efforts of other interprofessional practice team members, including other health care professionals, patients and families.
PSYCHOLOGY 1 UNIT 7: DRUGS AND BEHAVIOUR (Part 2)
Mr Fergus McGrath (eolach.ie)
The drugs examined in this class are cocaine, amphetamine, caffeine and nicotine (all psychostimulants). Classes six and seven are excellent as part of (or in place of) a drugs awareness program.
PSYCHOLOGY 2: COMPLETE COURSE
Mr Fergus McGrath (eolach.ie)
This on-demand, self-directed, self-paced, e-learning course is available 24/7/365 and is suitable as a CPD activity for professionals whose work requires a knowledge of mental health, human behaviour and substance use and misuse, including addiction.Participants simply enrol in the course whenever suits them, study it at their....
PSYCHOLOGY 1 UNIT 6: DRUGS AND BEHAVIOUR (Part 1)
Mr Fergus McGrath (eolach.ie)
This class begins by describing how drugs move through the body, it then looks at the major categories of psychoactive substances (drugs that alter consciousness, mood and cognitive processing), both legal and illegal and looks at the behavioural consequences, pharmacological effects and side effects of their ingestion. The part....