Part 2 of the Swing Bed series will focus on additional Swing Bed requirements, including culturally-competent trauma-informed care, recognizing and reporting abuse, the importance of an activities program, staff education, and the importance of quality metrics. The presentation will also review Swing Bed policies and procedures and other clinical policies that apply to Swing beds.
To receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, critical access hospitals (CAHs) must be substantially compliant with regulatory requirements. The presentation will identify where to find the most recent regulatory requirements and discuss strategies for continuous survey readiness. Regulatory requirements for nursing and non-nursing clinical departments, human resources, infection prevention, and quality assurance performance improvement will be discussed as well as requirements for policy and procedure review and approval.
Part 2 of the Continuous Survey Readiness series will provide an overview of standards related to the environment of care and life safety, including strategies for maintaining compliance. A template for environmental rounds will be provided. An overview of the regulatory requirements for emergency management, including the elements of an emergency management plan, the frequency of emergency management drills, and how to write an after-action report.
Part 3 of the Continuous Survey Readiness series will review processes for credentialing and privileging. Credentialing is the process of evaluating and confirming various qualifications of healthcare practitioners, such as licensure, education, training, and certifications. Privileging authorizes a healthcare practitioner to perform specific clinical activities or procedures within their scope of practice. The webinar will outline the elements of credentialing and privileging processes, including internal and external peer review, collection and review of quality data including low volume procedures, privileging tele-medicine providers, and physician oversight of Advance Practice Providers (APPs).
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