Identification of Risks for Pediatric Thromboembolism
Brent Weston, MD
0.25 Hours
The use of central venous catheters is reportedly the most common cause of thromboembolism in pediatric patients, with up to 90% of neonate cases and more than 50% of all other pediatric cases attributed to their use. Early recognition of thromboembolism in children requires identifying the potential risk factors that lead to it....
Management of Inotropic Therapy in the Home
Linda Kelly, MSN, ANP, BC
0.75 Hours
Management of the patient in the home with inotropic therapy requires collaboration and planning with a multidisciplinary team, the patient, and family members. Patients with chronic congestive heart failure or patients awaiting a transplant require focused cardiac care, symptom management, and therapy to support comfort. The su....
Home Infusion Therapy - Evidence and Implications Home Infusion Therapy - Evidence and Implications
Lisa Gorski, MS, HHCNS-BC, CRNI®, FAAN
1 Hours
The Joint Commission recently identified home care as the best setting for health care. What is the evidence supporting the effectiveness of home infusion therapy? In this presentation, research evidence examining safety, infusion-related complications, and patient satisfaction will be explored. Implications for care and future....
Mentoring the New Infusion Therapy Nurse – 2016
Mary Walsh, RN, CRNI®
0.75 Hours
Insertion and care of vascular access devices are some of the most frequently performed tasks of bedside nurses. Unfortunately, infusion therapy and the skills involved are given little attention in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. This session presents teaching strategies to mentor nurses new to infusion therapy. *Note:....
CMS Hospital CoP Made Easy Series Part I
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Part I of the series will cover the CMS survey process, memos, medical records, medical staff and board, telemedicine, contracted serivces, and more.
CMS Hospital CoP Made Easy Part V
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Part V of the series will cover CoPs on infection control, discharge planning, surgery, anesthesia, ED, outpatient and more!
CMS Hospital Improvement Act Proposed Changes
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
CMS proposed significant changes to the hospital CoPs for both standard and critical access hospitals. These changes affect nursing, medical record, infection control, QAPI, patients' rights, and restraint and seclusion CoPs. Our expert will discuss all of the proposed changes to the hospital CoPs and review the antibiotic stewa....
Infant Abductions: Prevent the Unimaginable Tragedy
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Infant abduction is a severe issue that all healthcare facilities must prevent by maintaining a safe environment. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported 133 infant abduction cases from healthcare facilities, and about 95% of abductions result in litigation. This program will provide the CMS and....
New Pharmacy & Medication Standards
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. Hospitals that spend more resources on medication errors demonstrate lower rates of adverse events. This program will review top problematic pharmacy standards and the CMS interpretive guideline....
Information Management Standards Update
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Planning is an important part of medical records. Maintaining privacy has become more challenging, especially in the electronic era. Hospitals must protect the privacy, security, and integrity of information collected. During this program, attendees will learn about the standards in the current Joint Commission Information Ma....
EMTALA Series: Part I
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....
CMS Hospital CoPs Part I: Introduction to the CMS Survey Process
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
All facilities accredited by TJC, AOA, CIHQ, and DNV Healthcare must adhere to the CMS CoPs. This 525-page manual contains interpretive guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards that must be followed for all providers treating patients hospitals or any hospital-owned departments. Part I of the series will provide an ove....
EMTALA Series: Part II
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....
Hospital Improvement Act Proposed Changes
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
CMS proposed significant changes to the hospital CoPs for both standard and critical access hospitals. These changes affect nursing, medical record, infection control, QAPI, patients' rights, and restraint and seclusion CoPs. Our expert will discuss all of the proposed changes to the hospital CoPs and review the antibiotic stewa....
Leadership Standards Essential to Engage Staff, Support Operations and Provide Quality Care
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
It takes strong leaders to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. The key is making sure hospitals employ teams that are comfortable and happy in their work environment. Many of the CMS hospital CoP changes align with important areas found in TJC leadership chapter, including conflicts of interest, contract management, behav....
Nurse Case Managers & Social Workers: Relationship Best Practices Part I
Toni Cesta, Ph.D., RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
This two-part series will review the differences and similarities between the roles of RN case managers and social workers in both the acute care and community-based settings. Our experts will review case management standards of practice, criteria for referring patients to social workers, and strategies for integrating the roles....
Medical staff, Board, QAPI, Radiological Services, Laboratory Services, Food and Dietary Services, Utilization Review & Physical Environment
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
All facilities accredited by TJC, AOA, CIHQ, and DNV Healthcare must adhere to the CMS CoPs. This 525-page manual contains interpretive guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards that must be followed for all providers treating patients hospitals or any hospital-owned departments. Part IV of the series will cover the Med....
Infectious Disease Rapid CDS Deployment: A Zika Case Study
Stephanie H. Hoelscher, MSN, RN-BC, CPHIMS, CHISP and Dwayne Hoelscher, MSN, RN, CPHIMS
1 Hours
Clinical decision support (CDS) is often a misused or overused tool within an EHR, yet if developed appropriately, it can be a life saver, and that is really its purpose. Ever since the 2014 outbreak of Ebola within the United States, there has been movement towards a more “all-hazards” approach to dealing with disasters, specif....
HIE Data: The Value Proposition for Payers and Providers
Laura McCrary, EdD / Dirk Rittenhouse, MBA / Tara Orear
1 Hours
This session will explore how the Kansas Health Information Network worked with a local payer to increase provider participation in health information exchange. It will outline how the payer provided financial incentives to providers to share specific data sets and how the payer is using this data for HEDIS reporting and care ma....
NYP OnDemand: The Next Generation of Care Delivery
Shauna M. Coyne
0.75 Hours
A successful telehealth-powered care delivery program is a mix of five percent technology, 15 percent process and 80 percent people. That’s the recipe for NewYork-Presbyterian’s successful NYP OnDemand program, a next-generation care delivery platform powered by telehealth. NYP’s executive leadership began designing a strategic....
HIE Image Sharing for a Statewide Stroke Network
Michael Phipps, MD, MHS and Karan Mansukhani
1 Hours
Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP), the HIE serving Maryland and DC, has implemented an image exchange service to facilitate the real-time access of emergency images for specialists at trauma centers. The first use-case is aimed at providing neurologists access to brain images as patients present at....
Genomics Nursing and the EHR
Michelle Lardner, MS, RN-BC and Gwenyth Wallen, PhD, RN
0.75 Hours
As precision medicine and genomics become more integrated in clinical care at healthcare organizations, there are implications not only for physicians but nursing staff as well. Learn how one healthcare research organization partnered with its EHR to develop functionality and integrate genomics into daily nursing routines based....
Improve Patient Health Through Real-Time ADT Integration
Megan Lacanne and John Whitington
1 Hours
Coordinating the care of the seriously and chronically ill is exacerbated when care teams struggle to find out where their patients are. South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) in Minnesota’s transition of care vision was to be able to proactively plan patient needs post-discharge to facilitate a positive care transition. Historica....
Clinical Data Registries: Solving for Interoperability
Seth Blumenthal, MBA
1 Hours
Many national medical specialty and healthcare professional societies and associations operate clinical data registries. Participating organizations and clinicians use registry information to improve health outcomes. Over the past several years, registries have become important instruments for carrying out the performance measur....
Let’s Get Real: Creating a Practical Data Security Program
Julia Hesse and Sonia E Arista, CISM
1 Hours
Let’s Get Real: Creating a Practical Data Security Program. CISO and legal experts will identify practical tactics for developing a data security program among disparate vendors by conducting and documenting risk assessments and application-specific security standards. They will summarize regulatory guidance on effective securi....