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Sponsored by The CMS-Joint Commission Crosswalk, 2007 Edition presented on June 29, 2007

Effective immediately: Prepare to meet revised Joint Commission standards
The Joint Commission just announced revisions to four accreditation standards which hospitals are expected to comply with immediately. Three of the changes directly align with recent CMS revisions to the hospital Conditions of Participation. The affected standards include:

• Restraint and seclusion
• Procurement and donation of organs and other tissues
• Time frames for history and physical exams (H&P)
• Emergency management standards

Find out what you must do to satisfy The Joint Commission and CMS. Listen to two expert consultants from The Greeley Company. Learn exactly what The Joint Commission expects of your hospital and get strategies from the field on how to implement the latest changes into your current compliance program.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this audioconference you will be able to:

• Understand recent changes to Joint Commission standards
• Anticipate the upcoming flood of changes to the survey process
• Understand recent changes to procurement and donation of organs and other tissues
• Understand recent changes to The Joint Commission timeframe for histories and physicals
• Understand changes to Joint Commission restraint and seclusion standards

AGENDA

1. Why now is The Joint Commission changing its standards to align with CMS
2. Revised standards
   1. Restraint and seclusion
      1. Modifications
      2. Solutions
   2. Procurement and donation of organs and other tissues
   3. Time frames for H&Ps
      1. Solution to update prior to surgery
   4. Emergency management standards
3. Standards Improvement Initiative Update
   1. Infection control standards review
4. Upcoming field review of new standard addressing HCIRs
   1. What to do about vendors
5. Q&A session

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Bud Pate, REHS, practice director of West Coast operations, The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., Marblehead, MA. Prior to joining The Greeley Company, Mr. Pate spent 15 years at Kaiser Permanente. He was responsible for a wide range of region-wide quality and compliance initiatives during his tenure at Kaiser in Southern California. He was responsible for standards and survey processes established by The Joint Commission, the CMS, the California Department of Health Services , and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

Steven Bryant, vice president and managing director, The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc, Marblehead, MA. He brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare management and leadership to his work with hospitals and physicians. Mr. 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. Mr. Bryant has 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.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

• Survey coordinators
• Risk managers
• Patient safety directors
• Chief medical officers
• Chiefs of surgery
• C-suite level executives
• Ethics committee members
• Nurse managers

PROGRAM MATERIALS

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials. These materials are provided with PDF links.

NEW PURCHASE OPTION

In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audioconferences-audio tape or audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. Audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.

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.

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