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....
How to use the Uterine Balloon Tamponade
Industry Specialists
Medical Aid Films This video will offer a comprehensive explanation into how to use the Uterine Balloon Tamponade
Emerging Uses of Adoptive Immunotherapy
Yvette Miller, MD
0.75 Hours
The immune system is a complicated network of cells, organs, and tissues that protects the body from invading pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Advances in understanding immune system response have led to the development of passive and active means of triggering the immune system to combat cancer. Thi....
Intermittent Auscultation
Christine Harding and Debbie Johnson
0.5 Hours
This session introduces intermittent auscultation and explains the appropriate use of this skill in the intrapartum period and how to perform 'intelligent intermittent auscultation'. The session goes on to describe when intermittent auscultation would be used and how enhanced understanding of fetal and maternal physiology in lab....
Mediastinum and Contents
Adrian Pearce
0.5 Hours
This session describes the contents, relations and anatomical divisions of the mediastinum.
Gall Bladder Disease
Lisa Carter and Janet Skinner
0.5 Hours
This session deals with the assessment and management of gall bladder and gall stone disease.
Injury Prevention
David H. Stone
0.25 Hours
This session aims to raise awareness of the causes, risk factors and context of unintentional child injury. Understanding both the conceptual and practical approaches to effective unintentional child injury prevention forms an integral part of this session.
Identifying carers
Chantal Simon
0.5 Hours
Carers are more likely to have seen their GP recently than any other support professional. It is vital for GPs within primary care teams to know how to identify and support carers in order to maintain the health of the carer and preserve the caregiving situation.
Basal Bolus Regimen
Charlotte Avann
0.75 Hours
This session provides the knowledge and skills required in initiating a basal bolus regimen in a well, newly diagnosed child with type I diabetes.
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....
ED Patient Safety Update
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Because the emergency department is a high-risk area, administrators must make sure their facilities adhere to a number of patient safety issues, including standing orders, alarm fatigue, restraint and seclusion, handoff practices, grievances and complaints, medication errors, crowding, boarding, and much more. During this se....
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....
Infection Control Worksheet & Proposed Changes - T1801092
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
It is imperative for hospitals to understand 49 pages of the infection control worksheet because the worksheet is used for all validation and certification surveys, and covers more material than what the infection control standards provide. The program will cover the Hospital Infection Control Worksheet, proposed infection co....
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....
Life Safety Code 2012: Changes You Need to Know
Heather Lauzon Werner
This fast-paced presentation will cover the 2012 Life Safety Code and discuss changes from the 2000 edition, including building rehabilitation, suites, means of egress, hazardous areas, door inspections, corridor cooking, decorations, and many more. Our presenter will guide attendees through these complicated standards by review....
CMS Hospital CoPs Part V: Infection Control, Discharge Planning, Organ, Tissue & Eye Procurement, Surgery & Anesthesia, Outpatient, Emergency, Rehabilitation & Respiratory
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 V of the series will cover the Infe....
From Awareness to Action: Conquering the Nursing CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
The nursing services section in the Hospital CoP and interpretive guidelines has been cited over 4,350 times due to frequent updates. CMS recommends hospitals to provide nursing CoPs training on a regular basis because it is difficult to teach and implement CoPs updates on top of nurses' workload. This program will cover 2018....
Introduction Into Federal Laws Every Hospital Should Know and How to Get Copies
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will cover important federal laws hospital leaders, human resources, and medical staff need to know to prevent liability exposure and monetary fines. Our expert will help attendees update and cite their regulation sources in their policies and procedures, and discuss changes in the CMS CoPs, including the Section 15....
New CMS Guidelines for Dietary Services
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
CMS recently made 3 changes to the hospital dietary guidelines and rewrote the dietary guidelines for critical access hospitals. This program will discuss the CoPs for dietary, food and nutrition services, including the new dietary guidelines for critical access hospitals. CMS published a new rule that allows medical staff and b....
New CMS Emergency Management Standards: Understanding The Final Rule
Brad Keyes, CHSP
In September of 2016, CMS issued their final rule on new Conditions of Participation standards (CoPs) for Emergency Management. CMS has set November 16 2017, as the effective date for all healthcare facilities to be fully compliant with these new standards. In this presentation, our expert will discuss the new standards, iden....
CMS to Hospitals: How to Overcome the QAPI Worksheet and Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Quality Assurance (QA) and Performance Improvement (PI) is one of three CoP sections with a correlating CMS worksheet. State and federal surveyors use the worksheet on all survey activities in hospitals when assessing compliance with the QAPI standards, including validation and certification surveys. This program will cover t....
More Than a Signature: Navigating the Complexities of Informed Consent
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Researchers from Johns Hopkins found that misplaced consent forms cost hospitals $580,000 each year, and 66% of patients were missing signed consent forms at surgery, delaying 10% of surgical procedures. Informed consent is a process and not just a signed form. This program will provide the current CMS CoPs for hospitals and....
Mastering the CMS Hospital Infection Control Worksheet
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
It is imperative for hospitals to understand 49 pages of the infection control worksheet because the worksheet is used for all validation and certification surveys, and covers more material than what the infection control standards provide. The program will cover the Hospital Infection Control Worksheet, proposed infection co....
How an HIE and a Health Plan Innovated to Improve Medical Reconciliation
Andrea Gelzer, MD and Martin Lupinetti
1 Hours
Newly evolving HIE services are creating opportunities for health plans and providers to improve transitions in care, particularly for underserved populations. A next-generation HIE offering CCDs post-discharge from hospitals in a large metropolitan area collaborated with the leading Medicaid managed care plan to improve timely....
How AI and Machine Learning are Disrupting the Current Healthcare Ecosystem
Christopher Ross, MBA and James Golden, PhD
1 Hours
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have the potential to disrupt much of the current healthcare ecosystem. These technologies are poised to redesign how providers realize much of healthcare in the next few years. In order to compete effectively in the future, providers as well as payers will need to start pl....