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AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD

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presented on May 30, 2007

Don't forward this to your safety officers! If you’re responsible for Joint Commission compliance, you need to know why failing to implement Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) leads to automatic conditional accreditation.

As you know, hospitals with more than 200 beds must now be prepared for a life safety specialist during Joint Commission survey. And in a just a few months, ALL hospitals undergoing survey will have to answer to a life safety specialist.

What you might not know is that EC.5.20 and EC.5.50 are among the highest-cited standards by The Joint Commission and this trend is sure to continue into 2008. Failure to assess and implement the ILSMs as appropriate will lead to automatic conditional accreditation as early as day one of your survey. Under such strict penalties, it is vitally important that hospital leaders and accreditation professionals ensure that safety officers and staff comply with the Life Safety Code® and ILSM all year long.

What you NEED to know to prevent automatic conditional accreditation.

Join HCPro on May 30 for Interim Life Safety Measures: Why You Are at Risk for Automatic Conditional Accreditation. This 90-minute audioconference features two expert consultants from The Greeley Company who have extensive experience working with hospitals who have received automatic conditional accreditation under CONO4. Our speakers will help you assess your risk and assure your ILSM program is bulletproof.

You'll walk away from this show knowing why EC.5.50 and EC.5.20 are so critical to the survey process, and what the real consequences are of receiving a requirement for improvement (RFI) on this standard. You'll also receive a comprehensive and proven electronic model ILSM program with a step-by-step demonstration. You'll be able to implement this model at your facility to help foster a safe organization and prepare for this crucial part of The Joint Commission survey.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this audioconference, you and your team will be able to:

• Explain why Life Safety Code® is a focus in 2007
• Illustrate how to avoid Conditional Accreditation Rule 4 (CONO4)
• Determine if you have an effective and comprehensive ILSM program
• Identify the critical elements of a model ILSM program

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

1. New survey emphasis on Life Safety Code® 
• Why The Joint Commission focuses on life safety
• How the onsite survey process has changed since your last survey
• Why senior leadership and accreditation professionals need to understand CON04 and ILSM
• Improve communication: The key to avoiding the shock of an EC.5.50 or EC.5.20 RFI
2. ILSM model program
• When ILSM must be considered
• Components of a comprehensive ILSM program
• Case study
3. Statement of conditions Part 4 – Plan for improvement
• “Busted” plans
• Leadership – LD.2.20.2 / LD.3.80.4
4. Q&A session

BONUS TOOLS IN YOUR PROGRAM MATERIALS!

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and these helpful BONUS take-away tools:

• Electronic model ILSM program
• Relevant excepts from The JCAHO Survey Coordinator’s Handbook
• Life safety special report

All materials are provided with PDF links.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Steven Bryant serves as vice president and managing director for The Greeley Company in Marblehead, MA. He brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare management and leadership to his work with hospitals and physicians. Bryant is a strong proponent of the principle that hospitals and physicians should never do anything just to meet an accreditation standard. Instead he helps them do the right thing to give great care to patients and run a great hospital, and let regulatory compliance be a byproduct. Bryant is a popular speaker and author with particular expertise in continuous survey readiness, using the accreditation process to improve quality, finding maximum flexibility in Joint Commission, CMS, and other standards, and helping physicians understand and get value out of the accreditation process.

Steven MacArthur is a consultant for The Greeley Company in Marblehead, MA. He brings more than 25 years of healthcare management and consulting to his work with hospitals, physician offices, and ambulatory care facilities. MacArthur applies his management and safety experiences to help healthcare providers develop common sense solutions to their unique problems. He provides consultation in the areas of accreditation, regulatory compliance, on-site safety assessment and education programs, survey preparation for safety leaders, and the development of comprehensive programs related to the environment of care. MacArthur is also author of the book, Interim Life Safety Measures Made Easy, published by HCPro, Inc.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

• Survey coordinators
• Joint Commission coordinators
• Quality directors
• Accreditation professionals
• Senior healthcare leaders
• Safety professionals

Purchase a tape, CD, or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.