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Speaker |
Laura A Dixon |
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Industry |
Healthcare |
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Speciality |
Nursing |
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Available |
All Days |
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Duration |
120 Minutes |
Description
CMS has issued many citations related to the Governing Board and contract management. This program will discuss the standards and responsibilities of the Governing Board and for hospitals under CMS Conditions of participation by The Joint Commission and DNV Healthcare standards related to contracts and governing board duties are very similar to the CMS CoPs.
The governing board of a hospital is responsible for the operation and management of the hospital. The C-suite, which includes the CEO, CNO, CMO, and CFO, is also involved with the operation of the hospital as they are tasked with ensuring implementation and safe provision of care within the hospital. Combined and separately, they have various responsibilities which are evaluated by CMS and the various accrediting organizations.
Examples of some of the responsibilities include oversight of contracted services, ensuring there is a process to evaluate all services through QAPI, and ensuring performance indicators. Contract management has implications in compliance with CMS.
This presentation will cover the requirements for the Governing Board and C-Suite of hospitals under the CMS Conditions of Participation and those accredited by the Joint Commission and DNV Healthcare.
Learning Objectives
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 where she provided 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 the creation of presentations on risk management topics, assessment of healthcare facilities; and development of programs and compilation of reference materials that complement physician-oriented products.
Prior to 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 more than 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.