The fee for this webinar is $225 for GHA members, $195 for members of any affiliated GHA Society, and $295 for non-members. This fee includes unlimited lines to accommodate all interested staff and trustees from your hospital, access to a recording of the presentation for 60 days, and continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours for one individual. CNE credit for additional participants is available for $15 per individual. Please contact the education department for assistance in registering additional staff who would like to receive CNE. This educational activity is jointly provided by AXIS Medical Education and Georgia Hospital Association Speaker Laura Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM, President Healthcare Risk Education and Consulting, LLC Course Curriculum In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made multiple changes to the hospital nursing chapter of the conditions of participation (CoPs), and further changes are anticipated this year. Specifically, the nursing CoPs section has been altered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for “hospital at home” facilities. There have been over eighteen CMS survey memos of importance issued relating to nursing over the past year. The final changes to the nursing CoPs were indicated in the Hospital Improvement Rule. This webinar will discuss the modifications including plans of care, staffing, policy changes, when a RN is required in an outpatient department, documentation, supervision, nursing leadership, verbal orders, antibiotic stewardship program requirement, and more. CMS has issued deficiency reports which include what are considered the most problematic standards for hospitals. Nursing services has been cited over 6,300 times according to the most recent report. This is a must-attend program for any chief nursing officer, clinical nurse or nurse supervisor or person interested in ensuring compliance with the CMS hospital conditions of participation in nursing. Continuing Education Credits The Georgia Hospital Association Research and 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 2.00 contact hours. Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AXIS Medical Education and Georgia Hospital Association. AXIS Medical Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Credit Designation for Nursing AXIS Medical Education designates this continuing nursing education activity for 2.0 contact hours. Learners are advised that accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with an activity. AXIS Contact Information For information about the accreditation of this program please contact AXIS at info@axismeded.org. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest AXIS Medical Education requires faculty, instructors, authors, planners, directors, managers, reviewers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all real or apparent conflicts of interest they may have with ineligible companies. An ineligible entity is any organization whose primary business is t producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant conflicts of interest are identified and mitigated prior to initiation of the planning phase for an activity. AXIS has mitigated and disclosed to learners all relevant conflicts of interest disclosed by staff, planners, faculty/authors, peer reviewers, or others in control of content for this activity. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation or activity. Disclosure information for faculty, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, and/or relevant staff is provided with this activity. The faculty, Laura Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM reported no relevant financial relationships or relationships she has with ineligible companies of any amount during the past 24 months. The directors, planners, managers and reviewers reported the following financial relationships they have with any ineligible company of any amount during the past 24 months: Andy Cobb Nothing to disclose Lindsey Cason Nothing to disclose Dee Morgillo, MEd., MT(ASCP), CHCP Nothing to disclose Holly M. Hampe, DSc., RN, MHA, MRM, CPHQ Nothing to disclose Disclaimer Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. Requirements for credit: • Attend/participate in the educational activity and review all course materials. • Complete the CE Attestation form online by 11:59 pm ET April 30, 2021. Instructions will be provided. If you do not enter the online portal by the above date, you will not be able to retrieve your statement of participation. • Upon successful completion of the online form, your statement of completion will be presented to you to print. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org