Avoiding Legal Hazards in Documentation: CMS and TJC Requirements for Hospitals and Nurses
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This is a must-attend program for any nurse working in healthcare today. The program will discuss legal issues in documentation, offer advice on TJC and CMS Hospital CoP issues related to documentation, and provide over 50 recommendations to help attendees improve their documentation skills. Our expert will identify issues th....
CMS Emergency Preparedness Compliance Self-Assessment Tool: General Requirements
Nora O’Brien, MPA, CEM, CEO, Connect Consulting Services, Inc. and Cathy L. Larsen, MA, Director of
On September 16, 2016, CMS published a Final Rule (42 CFR Parts 403, 416, 418, et al.) establishing new emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid participating providers and suppliers. The regulations expand the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP) and apply to all 17 provider and supplier types, including h....
CMS Medical Records: Proposed Changes & Existing CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
The Joint Commission has changed many of their standards to comply with the CMS CoPs. During this program, attendees will receive in-depth information about the CMS regulations and interpretive guidelines for medical records. Additionally, our expert will provide a crosswalk to those changes. Attendees will learn about many d....
EMTALA & The On-Call Physician
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) deficiencies are the most problematic standards for hospitals. A recent CMS deficiency report found more than 3,687 EMTALA deficiencies – 173 related to on-call physician issues. To address EMTALA deficiencies, EMTALA penalties have more than doubled. This presentation will c....
EMTALA Series Part III
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
A recent CMS deficiency memo found more than 3,687 hospitals failed to comply with the EMTALA law, making EMTALA deficiencies the most problematic standards for hospitals. Join our expert in this three-part webinar series as she reviews EMTALA regulations, interpretive guidelines, and the Office of Inspector General's proposed c....
Foundations of Value-Based Reimbursement for the Case Manager
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Hospitals and physicians are transitioning to alternative payment methods where quality and financial outcomes influence their reimbursement. Medicare spending per beneficiary and bundled payment initiative are a few examples that require hospitals to make strategic and timely transitions to the most cost-effective, post-acute c....
Grievances & Complaints Compliance with CMS, TJC & DNV Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Many hospitals are surprised by the number of requirements needed to comply with grievance regulations. In fact, a recent report by CMS found over 900 hospitals out of compliance. It is vital to educate staff on grievance requirements and their hospital’s board approved grievance and complaint policies. This program will addr....
Identifying Key Strategies to Improve Care Coordination
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Healthcare reform, value-based reimbursement and revenue cycles all require effective care coordination and multidisciplinary teamwork for optimal clinical and financial outcomes. This program will provide strategies for effective care coordination – patient flow, optimal length of stay, discharge planning, transitional planning....
Examination of a 73-year-old Woman Presenting After a Suspected TIA
Campbell McGee
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focused, problem-based physical (neurological and targeted cardiovascular) on a patient presenting with dysarthria in primary care.
Documentation, Communication and Coordination
Amanda Poppleton
0.25 Hours
This session discusses the importance of documenting and communicating assessments of end of life care needs. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
Back Pain: Lumbar Radiculopathy
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based lecture focuses on Lumbar Radiculopathy.
Back Pain: Urgent Conditions - Malignancy
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based activity specifically reviews multiple myeloma, spinal infection, Cauda Equina syndrome and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Knee Injuries – Extra-articular 4
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on general radiographic findings associated with collateral ligament injuries, knee bursitis, and Posterolateral Corner (PLC) injuries.
Finger Injuries and Fractures 2
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on general descriptions, evaluation and treatment options for finger tip crush injury, subungual hematomas, paronychia, finger abscess, felon, soft tissue injuries, and herpetic whitlow, Nail-bed and nail-plate injuries and high pressure injection injuries.
Integrating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence Experiencing Homelessness
Carmela DeCandia Psy.D., Corey Anne Beach, and Rosenie Clervil M.M., CAGS/NEG
2.00 Hours
This CE course lays the groundwork to understanding the intersection between domestic violence and homelessness, and offers practical strategies that providers can follow to improve service integration. Also addressed is the gap between the domestic violence and homeless service systems and how this gap can be bridged.
How to perform a urinalysis
Alison Bardsley
This module aims to help nurses to undertake a urinalysis in a safe, timely, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity. Urinalysis is a common clinical procedure involving examination of urine to detect problems in the body. Urinalysis should be carried out by competent healthcare practitioners. Urin....
HIV Update
Daisy Arrillaga RN, BSN
0.25 Hours
This course is intended to provide information on updates to HIV.
Exploring Healthcare Ethics
Toshua W. Kennedy PhD, MPH, APRN, PHCNS-BC
1.00 Hours
This course will provide healthcare workers with the definition of healthcare ethics, principles of healthcare ethics and how to walk the ethical road of the code of the nursing ethics.
Mental Health Issues for Detained Youth
Linda Teplin, Ph.D., Karen Abram, Ph.D
2.00 Hours
Even though research indicates that the majority of youth in the juvenile justice system have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, they often do not receive the treatment and services they need. This CEU course examines changes in the prevalence and persistence of disorders during the 5 years after detention; describes yo....
Fetal Alcohol Disorder Treatment for Social Workers
Patricia B. Getty, Ph.D., Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., C.P.P., CDR Josefine Haynes-Battle, R.N., B.S.N.,
1.50 Hours
One act of alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) prevention can positively impact the life of the mother and the life of the unborn child. One change in how services are provided can multiply that impact many times over. This CEU course provides social workers working with pregnant women and those with FASD the procedures for screen....
Drugs of Abuse
Industry Specialist
7.00 Hours
This course is intended to give an overview of the most commonly abused drugs. It begins with an explanation of the Controlled Substances Act, how it is used, and the substances listed on the five Schedules. It covers the five classes of drugs regulated by the CSA, including the origin of each drug, its street name(s), informati....
How To Work Financially with the Problem Gambler
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
This course covers a variety of actions the gambler may take to relearn how to manage money so he or she can regain financial stability in life and begin working toward a sound financial future. These may be areas you’ll talk about directly with the gambler and perhaps with a professional financial advisor, as well. At a minimum....
Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Evidence-Based Practices
Industry Specialist
10.00 Hours
This course addresses the first step in selecting evidence-based practices: understanding the population of interest. It identifies risk factors, protective factors, behavioral manifestations across three developmental stages, diagnostic criteria, co-occurring conditions, and the course of these disorders.
Medicaid and Behavioral Health Overview
Industry Specialist
6.00 Hours
This course describes the behavioral health services offered under the Medicaid program and the various types of Medicaid authorities that provide the basis for components of state behavioral health programs. As looked at in this course, behavioral health services and treatments may be authorized by a state’s Medicaid State Pla....
Juvenile Sex Offenders
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
Statistics on the incidence and prevalence of sex crimes, as well as trend data, can provide important insight into the nature and extent of sexual violence that practitioners can use to design and deliver more effective prevention and intervention strategies. This CE course presents empirically derived information that helps p....