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The Center for Healthcare Accreditation's audioconferences are designed especially for today's busy accreditation professional. In just 90 minutes, you have access to in-depth coverage of an ever-changing array of current topics including, new and revised regulations and the latest trends and developments.

2008

Third Quarter Audioconference - 2008

Subject to be 2009 changes

  • Center Reflections Blog
  • 18 Month Window
    • Attachment...review existign model
    • Probability of survey window
        1. If S3 is <250, then count on calendar year...3rd year from last
          1. If 06, count on 09
          2. If 07, count on 10
          3. etc.
        2. If S3 is <250, prepare for a survey prior to the calendar
          1. If 06, prepare for 08
          2. If 07, prepare for 09
          3. etc.
  • Scoring Model One More Time
    • Level 1, 2, 3
  • Change...new focus and direction
    • Education
    • Performance Improvement
    • Universal Protocol
    • Medication Reconciliations
    • Nuances and Recommendations for Safety Goals
    • Others
      1. Emergency Management
  • Questions and Answers

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Second Quarter Audioconference - 2008

  • Review of Perspectives
  • New CMS Interpretive Guidelines
    • History and Physicals
    • Anesthesia responsibilities pre and post anesthesia assessment/evaluation
    • Verbal orders
    • Medication storage
    • Restraint and Seclusion
    • EMTALA Interpretative Guidelines
  • The Joint Commission - Focused Professional Practice Evaluation and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE and OPPE). Where do we go from her?
    • TJC expectations
    • Compliance strategies
  • Question and Answer Session

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First Quarter Audioconference - 2008

  • Joint Commission Highlights: Perspectives, New Web Postings and the Need for Feedback
  • Frustrating 5% - The List for You
  • Periodic Performance Review and Impact of SII
  • S3 Scores - Interpretation and Use
  • Anticoagulation and Rapid Response
  • Black Box Warnings
  • Patient Flow Tracer - New in 2008

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Question of the Month | Expert Advice & Guidance

  • How often does ongoing professional practice evaluation have to be reported?

  • The frequency of the evaluations is to be defined by the medical staff. Obviously every two years is too long, and in the 2007 ... Read More...