Thursday, April 27, 2017

Tomorrow - EMTALA Obligations for Behavioral Health Patients: Avoid Legal Action

Live Webinar event in 1 day!

EMTALA & Behavioral Health Patients: 

Hospitals' Obligations Under the Law

TOMORROW

April 28, 2017

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET


Reserve Your Spot Now!

You don't want to miss out on this high-impact, 75-minute webinar to discover how to comply with EMTALA rules impacting behavioral health patients, including how to screen, stabilize and transfer without violating the law.


Program Highlights:

  • Critical EMTALA Issues Regarding Psych Patients: Your Duties Under the Law
  • CMS & TJC Compliance: Policies & Procedures for Screening, Stabilizing & More
  • Psych Transfers: Specific Rules for Facilities & How to Avoid Liability
  • Live Q&A: Have your questions answered by the expert!

Expert Speaker:


John C. West, JD, MHA, DFASHRM, CPHRM is the Principal of West Consulting Services, an independent risk management and patient safety consulting firm. Mr. West has broad experience in loss prevention, including professional and general liability, occupational safety and health, and environmental impairment. He was certified in industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

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384 Technology Drive, Malvern, PA 19355

800-964-6033


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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

What you can do to improve patient outcomes & Star Ratings

Live Webinar on 5/25

Outcomes, OASIS and Your Agency's Star Ratings:
Guidance for Home Health

Thursday, May 25  

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET


Credits: 1.5 Nursing CE's

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In attending the event, you will discover:


  • Measures you can take to ensure accuracy of your OASIS to improve outcomes
  • Casper reports - what outcomes are measured and how to analyze
  • How to analyze your Home Health Compare Scores, including Star Ratings
  • Ways to develop indicators and monitor guidelines to improve selected outcome


What you get with registration:


  • Log in for the live, online expert presentation
  • Presentation slides & any additional handouts from the speaker
  • Interactive Q&A - have your specific questions answered live!


MEET THE SPEAKER

Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D, is Founder and Senior Managing Partner, 5 Star Consultants, LLC, a national consulting and coding firm specializing in homecare and hospice services since 2003 Sharon is a former ACHC and CHAP surveyor, performing Medicare deemed surveys for ten years. Sharon has been in the homecare and hospice industry for over 30 years. In her consulting firm, Sharon assists homecare and hospice agencies in providing quality, meeting regulations, ICD-10 coding, OASIS, increasing outcomes and Star Ratings, and having continued survey readiness. Sharon and her staff perform ICD-10 coding and OASIS reviews, QAPI, clinical record reviews, mock surveys and help agencies across the country stay in compliance. Sharon is a regular speaker to education companies, state and national associations and publications.

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Progressive Healthcare Conferences

384 Technology Drive, Malvern, PA 19355

(800) 964-6033


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Unacceptable behavior: When to draw the line

Substance Use & the Patient Record: New Law on What You Can & Cannot Disclose

New Live Webinar - 6/2

Substance Use Disorder & Patient Records:

Comply with the New Federal Law

Friday, June 2

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET

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If your facility receives federal assistance, such as Medicare, and provides substance use disorder diagnosis, treatment or referral, you must follow the extensive regulations under 42 CFR Part 2. How can you ensure compliance when disclosing medical records, confidentiality, consent, handling cases with minors and other important regulations? In attending the event, you will discover:

  • The ins and outs of 42 CFR Part 2: Who must comply with the new law and why
  • Patient access to medical records & revised requirements for the consent form
  • Disclosure rules: Consent, non-consent & to the criminal justice system
  • Minors & substance use disorder: When is the medical record protected
  • Additional legal considerations: OCR, HIPAA & the mental health record


What you get with registration:


  • Log in for the live, online expert presentation
  • Presentation slides & any additional handouts from the speaker
  • Interactive Q&A - have your specific questions answered live!


MEET THE EXPERT

Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD CPHRM, CCMSCP, has been a nurse attorney and medical-legal consultant for more than 30 years. She has presented numerous educational programs for nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals on topics such as patient safety, Joint Commission, CMS, and HIPAA issues. Sue is the past Director of Hospital Patient Safety with The Doctors Company and OHIC Insurance Company. She is on the board for the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation and previously was their chief learning officer. She has past experience as a nursing professor, medical malpractice defense attorney, and director of health policy and risk management for eight years for the Ohio Hospital Association. Sue is also past VP of legal services, compliance officer and privacy officer for a community hospital. Sue was part of the patient safety committee and involved in risk management activities. She is a frequent speaker and has written 102 books and thousands of articles.

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Progressive Healthcare Conferences

384 Technology Drive, Malvern, PA 19355

(800) 964-6033


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