Registration fees:       $175 per NDHA member  |  $225 per non-member

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Compliance Officer, Emergency Department Personnel, Joint Commission Coordinator, Medical Records, Quality Improvement personnel, Risk Manager, Legal Counsel.

OVERVIEW:

Though the Joint Commission (TJC) surveyors review all aspects of a facility during a review, they do target specific areas involving patient care. For 2022, there is a focus on workplace violence, infection prevention and control, emergency management, and Life Safety. Much of what TJC requires for certification and deemed status follow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation. Hospitals who receive deemed status through TJC are not required to have a certification survey by CMS to participate in Medicare reimbursement. Every hospital that accepts Medicare and Medicaid must comply with the CMS discharge planning guidelines, and these standards must be followed for all patients.

• Recall that TJC recent standards require workplace violence issues to be reported to the Governing Board.
• Describe the changes to the Life Safety Code and requirements for sprinkler heads.
• Recite that TJC requires hospitals to provide patients with written advance directives information on admission.
• Explain that TJC states that patients and families have a right to have a complaint reviewed in a timely manner.

SPEAKER:

A speaker from Nash Healthcare Consulting will be assigned to this session soon.