Host: Carolyn St.Charles, RN, BSN, MBA. Regional Chief Clinical Officer, HealthTechS3
Email: carolyn.stcharles@healthtechs3.com
Date: January 11, 2019 at 12 pm CST
Description:
CMS updated the Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation in October of 2018. The webinar will review the changes to Appendix W including a summary of changes to the Swing Bed regulations, as well as updates to The Joint Commission standards for Critical Access Hospitals. We will include a discussion of the 2019 National Patient Safety Goals, and Ligature Risk.
Please join and allow us to help you on your journey to Continuous Survey Readiness.
Objectives:
- Identify one new CMS regulatory requirement for Critical Access Hospitals
- Identify at least two National Patient Safety Goals
Interesting Fact:
As of July 27, 2018, there are 1,348 CAHs located throughout the United States.