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Description
This webinar will cover CMS regulations for a facility regarding emergency preparedness. All covered facilities are required to have a written program to address the various natural and man-made emergencies that may impact the delivery of care and patient safety. This program will cover the required elements for compliance with CMs regulations. There will also be a brief discussion of references and resources from The Joint Commission.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Recall key definitions used in the regulations
- Identify the 3 key essentials for emergency preparedness
- Recall the 4 core elements of an emergency preparedness program
- Recall key responsibilities of a facility when the emergency preparedness plan is activated.
Outline
Definitions and identification of State Operations Manual
- Listing of code references by facility type
- Key definitions
- Overview of Appendix Z
- Abbreviations used by CMS
Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
- Core Elements
- Emergency plan – basics and requirements
- Risk Assessments
- Items for plan development
- Patient populations
- Continuity of operations
- Cooperation and collaboration with local, tribal, regional, State, and Federal officials
- Power sources
- Evacuations or Shelter in Place
- Communications Plan
- Training and Testing
- Integrated Healthcare Systems
Resources
- Website links
- CMS contact information
- The Joint Commission resources
Who Should Attend
- CEO
- Compliance Officer
- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Nursing Officer
- Nurse Education
- Nurse Directors/Supervisors
- Risk Managers
- Patient Safety Officers
- Quality Improvement staff
- Hospital Legal Counsel
- QAPI Director
- Safety Officers
Speaker
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.