Part One: Tuesday, Jan. 16 (10 a.m.-noon ET) Part Two: Tuesday, Jan. 23 (10 a.m.-noon ET) Part Three: Tuesday, Jan. 30 (10 a.m.-noon ET) Part Four: Tuesday, Feb. 6 (10 a.m.-noon ET) This series is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $1,475 for non-members. Speaker Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM Course Curriculum Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) located in Appendix W of the CoPs manual. This four-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoPs manual as well as the regulations and interpretive guidelines that serve as the basis for determining compliance. There were multiple changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all tag numbers in the manual. Many of the new tag numbers do not include interpretive guidelines or survey procedures. Other changes included 25 new tag numbers in infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship and 10 new tag numbers in QAPI. The regulations for Swing Bed changes are limited to Appendix W, but the interpretive guidelines and survey procedures are in Appendix PP. This series will supplement efforts to comply with challenging areas, including nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication carts and drug storage, informed consent, and medication administration. Finally, attendees will learn what to do when a surveyor arrives at their facilities. Continuing Education Credits The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 8 contact hours. By attending the webinar Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation, Four-Part Series offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 8 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualified Education Credit. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
Part One: Tuesday, Jan. 16 (10 a.m.-noon ET)
Part Two: Tuesday, Jan. 23 (10 a.m.-noon ET)
Part Three: Tuesday, Jan. 30 (10 a.m.-noon ET)
Part Four: Tuesday, Feb. 6 (10 a.m.-noon ET)
This series is complimentary for all GHA members.
The fee is $1,475 for non-members.
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) located in Appendix W of the CoPs manual. This four-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoPs manual as well as the regulations and interpretive guidelines that serve as the basis for determining compliance.
There were multiple changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all tag numbers in the manual. Many of the new tag numbers do not include interpretive guidelines or survey procedures. Other changes included 25 new tag numbers in infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship and 10 new tag numbers in QAPI. The regulations for Swing Bed changes are limited to Appendix W, but the interpretive guidelines and survey procedures are in Appendix PP.
This series will supplement efforts to comply with challenging areas, including nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication carts and drug storage, informed consent, and medication administration. Finally, attendees will learn what to do when a surveyor arrives at their facilities.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 8 contact hours.
By attending the webinar Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation, Four-Part Series offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 8 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualified Education Credit.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.