2025 Iowa Hospital Association Webinar Series
Survey Readiness
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Hospitals and health systems must always be prepared from top to bottom for a survey by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the state survey agency, The Joint Commission or Det Norske Veritas. These surveys can occur for several reasons, including:
Abuse
Complaint
EMTALA
Other self-reported event investigations
Recertification
Validation of deemed status of critical access hospitals
Provision of Care in a Safe Environment, Part Two: Update on Patient Rights and Suicide Prevention
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM iCalendar
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
According to CMS and accrediting organizations such as Det Norske Veritas and The Joint Commission, one of the most-cited deficiencies at the immediate jeopardy level is patients' rights to receive care in a safe setting. These regulations apply to all hospitals. Ligatures compromise this right. It’s the hospital’s responsibility to provide care and safety to psychiatric patients at risk of harm to themselves or others.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe the CMS requirements for providing care in a safe environment for all patients, specifically those patients who are suicidal or in need of behavioral health services.
Discuss CMS and the adoption of The Joint Commission’s suicide prevention panel recommendations.
Explain the responsibilities of critical access hospitals under the 2023 Patient Rights Condition of Participation.
Explain what is required for a physical environmental risk assessment.
Swing-bed Fundamentals
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Rural hospitals with 100 or fewer licensed beds can participate in the swing-bed program. Swing beds can be used for acute care or post-acute (skilled nursing) patients. This webinar describes the basic Medicare regulations for participating in the swing-bed program and explains the differences between the requirements for critical access and other rural hospitals.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe the regulatory requirements and related interpretative guidelines.
Discuss the differences in comprehensive assessment requirements in critical access and rural hospitals.
Explain patient eligibility criteria for admission to the swing-bed program.