Upcoming Events

Course Curriculum Ms. Dill Calloway will review the CMS Hospital CoP standards for surgery, anesthesia and PACU guidelines. She will examine some of the important CMS memos that discuss medication management, IV and safe opioid use. The current interpretive guidelines regarding pre and post-anesthesia evaluations and anesthesia services, including documentation requirements, will be discussed. Our speaker will also identify the types of deficiencies hospitals receive in the areas of informed consent, history and physicals (H&Ps), safe injection practices, compounding and… Continue Reading Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Surgery, Anesthesia and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Standards: Are You in Compliance?

Course Curriculum Infection control is hit hard during a hospital survey so every facility should have a full working familiarity with the CMS interpretive guidelines, as well as the proposed changes for assessing compliance with the infection control Conditions of Participation (CoPs). This presentation will explain what hospital personnel need to do to be ready for surveyors, and will provide them with a better understanding of the CMS infection control interpretive guidelines and worksheet. This program will review the proposed… Continue Reading Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and The Joint Commission (TJC) Infection Control Worksheet with Proposed Changes and Antibiotic Stewardship Program

Course Curriculum Falls, from heights on the same level (a working surface), are among the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. OSHA has issued a final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems to better protect workers in general industry from these hazards by updating and clarifying standards and adding training and inspection requirements.The rule affects a wide range of workers, from painters to warehouse workers. It does not change construction or agriculture standards.The rule incorporates… Continue Reading Walking and Working Surface Rule to Prevent Slips Trips and Falls

Course Curriculum New guidelines from the Financial Accounting Standards Board require lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheet through an asset and corresponding lease liability. This could impact your ratios and certain covenants. Learning Objectives Understand the scope of underlying principles of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases Identify leases Distinguish operating leases from finance leases Present leases on your balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows Target Audience Chief Financial Officers Faculty Scot R. Phillips,… Continue Reading How Will the FASB’s New Guidelines Impact Your Accounting?

Course Curriculum What’s in your personnel file? Employers must be thoughtful about what employee information is maintained in personnel records, where it is stored, how it is used, who has access to it and how long to keep it. The presenters will cover general guidelines and requirements for maintaining the documentation in your organization’s employee records as well as what should never be placed in the general personnel file. They will share some best practices for document creation, access and… Continue Reading Employee Files: Requirements and Best Practices

Course Curriculum Evidence suggests that many adults and children subjected to sex or labor trafficking experience significant adverse health effects and seek medical care in a variety of health care settings. In one study, nearly 88% of sex trafficked girls and women reported having seen a medical provider during the period of their exploitation.1 Health care professionals are in a unique position to offer victim services, and can respond appropriately if they are equipped to recognize patients at risk for… Continue Reading Human Trafficking – An Opportunity for Intervention

Course Curriculum Ms. Calloway will review the law that applies to all hospitals, including critical access hospitals, physician offices and nursing homes. This new law addresses civil rights laws for health care providers and others and addresses nondiscrimination, required signs and notices, interpreters, including additional information found under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. This law builds on long-standing and familiar Federal civil rights laws and is the first law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex (which… Continue Reading Complying With Section 1557 – The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital CoPs