Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the impact of CMS on TJC surveys
- Verbalize the most challenging behavioral health issues in health care
- Discuss the TJC most problematic medical staff challenges
- Identify challenging TJC Environment of Care and Life Safety standards
CMS and TJC Update
Speaker: Robert Campbell
- Ability to verbalize CMS hot topics
- Describe frequently cited CoPs
- Discuss the impact of changes in CMS deemed status on TJC survey process
- Describe discrepancies found from CMS Validation surveys
- Discuss new and revised TJC standard updates that are effective in January 2022
Behavioral Health Update
Speaker: Suzanne Harrison
- Discuss how to manage behavioral health patient holds in the Emergency room
- Describe why an evidence-base risk assessment needs to be completed
- Explain the importance of implementing interventions for the high risk suicidal patient
- Discuss new and revised TJC standards for workplace violence prevention
Medical Staff Update
Speaker: Laurel McCourt, MD
- Describe the basic elements of the medical staff bylaws
- Discuss emerging telemedicine changes and challenges
- Describe the differences between FPPE and OPPE
- Explain what data needs to be collected for OPPE
EC/LS Update
Speaker: Lisa Hardesty
- Describe the most challenging issues post COVID-19
- Review the challenges of recovery from COVID-19
- Discuss how to manage the new life safety standards for ambulatory centers that are surveyed under the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual of Hospitals