AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Briefings on Infection Control
presented on February 26, 2007
Infection control professionals are under the gun:
They must start training staff now to document conditions present on admission to comply with CMS’ final inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rule.
Under new Medicare regulations, hospitals will no longer receive higher payments for the additional costs associated with treating patients for certain hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and medical errors, including:
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
- Vascular catheter-associated infections.
- Infection-related errors such as bed sores, objects left in patients' bodies, blood incompatibility, air embolism, and falls.
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Add to this the increased scrutiny of legislators on infection control practices ranging from active surveillance to creation of risk assessment, and there is the real possibility hospital costs could skyrocket.
How do you communicate effectively with staff outside the infection control department to ensure that your hospital is following best practice and compliance measure to meet the standards of CMS?
How does the ICP you convey to coders, physicians, nurses, and other staff what they need to do to comply with current regulations? Who holds the responsibility, the authority, and the accountability for enacting a program to prevent and control the spread of multi-drug resistant organisms?
In this 90-minute audioconference William V. Walker, MD, FACP, CCS, CHC, and Tracy Cox, RN, CIC show how ICPs can best communicate with non-ICPs ensuring their facilities identify CMS infection control requirements and meet them successfully. Please take a look at our agenda.
AGENDA
I. Infection control update
A CMS
B States
1. Changes in PA/IL
2. Design/implementation of state program
C. Challenges of Program
1. Responsibility
2. Authority
3. Accountability
II. Communication Challenges—Smoothing Flow of Information
A. Internal
1. Common scenarios
a. Physician/Nurse (example MRSA patient)
b. Physician/Coder
B. External
1. Challenges/goals—training of staff/dealing with outside agencies
a. Example: LTC
b. EMS
2. Communicating with other agencies (local, federal, state)
a. What has to be reported to public health
C. Establishing policies
a. Basic goals/challenges
III. Special Considerations
A. Making administration your ally
a. Basic challenges/goals
B. Highly infectious patients
C. Rural hospitals
a. Basic challenges/goals
b. Example scenarios
D. Communication during a pandemic
There will also be a Question & Answer Session following the presentation.
Please note: This is an intermediate level program.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After this program, you will know how to:
1. Identify CMS infection control requirements
2. Implement effective methods for communication
3. Recognize the barriers to effective communication
4. Understand infection control roles and responsibilities throughout the hospital
MEET THE SPEAKERS
William V. Walker, MD, FACP, CCS, CHC is a board certified internist practicing in the intensive care unit setting with Midwest Healthcare Coding in Chesterfield, MO. Dr. Walker assists with appropriate translation of clinical concepts to reporting code sets.
Tracy Cox RN, CIC is the infection control coordinator at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL. She has more than 19 years’ experience in nursing, with the last nine in the field of infection prevention and control
WHO SHOULD LISTEN
Infection control professional, safety officer, compliance officer, coder, nursing
BONUS TOOLS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive:
- Communication hierarchy chart
- Sample policies and procedures
- Scripts for communication with physicians
- Sample risk assessment
- Central line checklist
These materials are provided with PDF links. Purchase a CD or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. A CD is a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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