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Speaker |
Laura A Dixon |
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Industry |
Nursing |
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Speciality |
Nursing |
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Available |
All Days |
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Duration |
90 Minutes |
Description
Advanced care planning involves making decisions about the medical care a patient wants to receive if they become unable to speak for themselves. Both CMS and The Joint Commission (TJC) address and have requirements on Advanced Directives to be compliant with the respective regulations and standards. A federal law – Patient Self Determination Act – addresses advance directives with which all hospitals must comply. It has been shown that better end-of-life care can reduce readmissions.
This webinar will discuss the CMS hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and The Joint Commission standards on advance directives to help hospitals ensure compliance.
Learning Objectives
Agenda
Appendix: Resources and links
Who Should Attend
(BS, JD, RN, CPHRM)
Laura A. Dixon recently served as the Regional Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety for Kaiser Permanente Colorado, providing consultation and resources to clinical staff. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the Director of Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states. Such services included creating presentations on risk management topics, assessing healthcare facilities, developing programs, and compiling reference materials that complement physician-oriented products.
Before joining COPIC, she served as the Director, of the Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff in the western United States. Ms. Dixon’s legal experience includes medical malpractice insurance defense and representation of nurses before the Colorado Board of Nursing.
Ms. Dixon has over twenty years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management.
As a registered nurse and attorney, Laura holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.