Registration/Price This session is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $295 for non-members.Speaker Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRMCourse CurriculumPatient falls are the number one hospital-acquired condition and are a significant challenge for hospitals and healthcare facilities. This seminar will discuss how to comply with the Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) standards on falls.One study showed falls cost the healthcare industry $5 billion in 2020. This webinar will cover medications that increase the fall rate and discuss the role of a pharmacist in the falls program.All hospitals should have a falls team whose members should receive current and up-to-date information about falls.Continuing Education CreditsThe 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 2 contact hours. By attending Preventing Patient Falls: A Step in the Right Direction Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 2 ACHE Qualifying 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 Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
Registration/Price This session is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $295 for non-members.
Speaker
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
Patient falls are the number one hospital-acquired condition and are a significant challenge for hospitals and healthcare facilities. This seminar will discuss how to comply with the Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) standards on falls.
One study showed falls cost the healthcare industry $5 billion in 2020. This webinar will cover medications that increase the fall rate and discuss the role of a pharmacist in the falls program.
All hospitals should have a falls team whose members should receive current and up-to-date information about falls.
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 2 contact hours.
By attending Preventing Patient Falls: A Step in the Right Direction Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 2 ACHE Qualifying 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 Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.