AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Hospital Safety Center
presented on October 24, 2007
Are you conducting quality risk assessments in every area the Joint Commission expects you to?
Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) surveyors are rolling safety deficiencies into citations under EC.1.10—with one of the key points mandating that facilities perform risk assessments on any hazard that could negatively affect patients, workers, or the building itself. The catch is that The Joint Commission doesn’t offer a lot of guidance on how to complete these risk assessments.
Don’t get caught off guard during your next Joint Commission survey!
Listen to HCPro and safety experts James C. Kendig, MS, CSE, CHSP, CHCM, HEM, LHRM, Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP, and Steven Shea, RHIA, MBA, for a 90-minute audioconference on safety risk assessments and Joint Commission compliance.
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By purchasing you’ll receive a free patient care unit tool to conduct a risk assessment for evidence or history of violent events, as well as support-systems for suicide and trauma victims!
During this 90-minute audioconference—that includes a 30-minute question and answer forum—our experts identify the types of risk assessments that your organization needs to perform, from a small (200-bed) facility to a large (2,000-bed) facility, so you get a clear picture of where you stand and what types of assessments you may need to be doing. We’ll identify hot spots that typically warrant a risk assessment, and we’ll point out possible risk areas you may not be prepared for—but should be. You will also get honest, straightforward advice on how to involve other critical departments in the risk assessment process.
Invoke a culture change in your facility about risk assessments
A quality safety risk assessment needs to not only identify risk, but show follow-up actions you need to take to reduce or eliminate that risk. The follow-up process must consist of a multi-disciplinary action with feedback from other affected departments such as maintenance and grounds. To effectively involve other departments you need to educate your staff and invoke a culture of change in your facility—a challenging proposition no matter what size facility you work at.
Improper risk assessment can lead to:
- Bad press
- Joint Commission consequences
- OSHA issues
- Regulatory issues
- Fines
- Situations that compromise patient and staff safety
With so much at stake, a small investment in an expert’s opinion could save you a lot of time, money and stress.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify The Joint Commission’s view of risk assessments
- Perform a proper risk assessment
- Recognize how to use the form to document findings
- Identify what the information gathered means
- Recognize hot spots and high-risk areas
- Demonstrate an ability to mitigate risks identified
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- What is risk assessment?
- Why do it?
- The Joint Commission’s expectations
- Impact of risk assessment
- Conduct a risk assessment
- Best practices
- Changes
- Understand and use the information gathered
- Results
- Mitigation and abatement plan
- Hot spots
- ERs
- Pharmacies
- Psych wards
- Chemo and P-and U-listed waste disposal process/hazardous material
- Soiled utility rooms
- Medication management
- Respiratory protection
- Risk assessment success stories
- Q&A
MEET THE SPEAKERS
James C. Kendig, MS, CSE, CHSP, CHCM, HEM, LHRM, is the corporate vice president, safety, security, parking, and clinical transportation services at Health First in Melbourne, FL. He leads organization-wide environment of care team for three acute care hospitals/Trauma Center and more than 30 county-wide facilities. In addition, he leads parking and valet, courier, Holmes to Home, mailroom, dispatch, and patient transportation service.
Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP, is a safety coordinator for a healthcare system in Indianapolis. He’s a health and safety professional with more than 21 years of healthcare and public safety experience. Huser’s specific responsibilities include hazardous materials and emergency preparedness. Huser has published over 13 articles in the Journal of Healthcare Security on topics including: disaster drill planning, emergency decontamination, the Incident Command System, and the Hazard Communication Program. He has authored "The Environment of Care Handbook" published in 2003 by HCPro, now in its third edition.
Steven Shea, RHIA, MBA, is a safety coordinator for Winchester (MA) Hospital, and has worked in healthcare for over 30 years. He has a BS in industrial management from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and an MBA in public management/public health from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Areas of responsibility at the director level includes: medical records, quality improvement, patient care assessment, risk management, and security. Shea’s safety officer/coordinator involvement began in 1991 and is his only duty today.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Safety director, risk managers, survey coordinator, members of the facility safety/EOC committee, patient safety officers
BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!
These materials are provided with PDF links.
Purchase a 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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