Improve Discharge Planning
Integrate New Requirements for Better Patient-Centered Care
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by Discharge Planning Guide, Third Edition
Presented on Monday, February 28, 2011
New rules and regulations put additional pressures on the discharge planning process. Discharge planners must continue to transition patients to the next level of care best for the patient while incorporating the new mandates.
During this 90-minute audio conference, our experts will explain current and future requirements, and help you deliver quality patient-centered care. You’ll learn how to identify at-risk patients to assist in managing preventable readmissions.
Participants should have a general familiarity with the current discharge planning requirements.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the program you will be able to:
- Explain the regulations that influence how hospitals perform discharge planning
- Describe how healthcare reform affects discharge planning processes
- Identify at-risk patients that require dedicated discharge planning services
- Identify strategies to make the discharge planning process more the patient-centered.
THE AGENDA
- Current requirements
o Conditions of Participation for discharge planning (hospitals)
o Revised Important Message from Medicare
o Patient choice: Social Security Act
o Privacy (HITECH/HIPAA) - Healthcare reform
o Move toward patient-centered care
o Changes in postacute provider requirements
o Focus on readmissions - Practical advice for working with patients
o Improve communication between case management and other hospital transition management team members
o Identify patients who will benefit from a referral to post-acute care using a standardized assessment tool
o Include patients and family members in the discharge planning process
- A live question and answer session follows the presentation.
MEET THE SPEAKER
Jackie Birmingham, RN, BSN, MS, CMAC, is vice president of regulatory monitoring and clinical leadership at Curaspan Health Group, Inc. of Newton, MA. She has more than 25 years in discharge planning and case management experience including ten years as director of discharge planning in a large hospital, in home health and in information technology. She is the author of Discharge Planning: Tools for Compliance, Third Edition, published by HCPro.
Diane E. Holland, RN, PhD, is a nurse researcher and an assistant professor at the College of Medicine, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She has 20 years experience as a discharge planning coordinator and home healthcare agency manager. She has also developed several standardized discharge planning assessment tools.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Discharge planning directors and staff, case management director and staff, social workers, post acute provider intake liaison.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials.AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audio conferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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