All Home Care personnel should be able to discuss the Agency process for informing patients and clients about Advance Directives.
This course teaches advance directives for the Colorado home care professional.
After completing this course:
Learners will accurately identify at least three types of advance directives through the written identification of form contents,
Learners will correctly verbalize when the agency staff is required to present the health care decision information to clients and patients,
Learners will describe how to achieve successful survey results for being compliant with Advance Directives regulation.
In this Video program entitled Understanding the Survey Process for both skilled and non-skilled agencies to ensure Administrators are prepared for the next surprise, onsite survey. Originally written by Jennifer Windram, RN, BSN and former CDPHE Surveyor, it has been updated with video presentation now included.
Significant Federal Emergency preparedness regulations took effect November 15, 2017. The goal of this 2-hour video program with Jennifer Windram, RN, BSN and former CDPHE Surveyor is to provide the fundamentals of the Federal rules along with the rules of CO Licensure.
Four broad standards of the new rule
Policies & procedures + training program & drills
Coordination with other healthcare facilities
Coordination with the Community as a whole
Evaluation, Competency Exam
Workshop Objectives
You will learn the skills necessary to show a clear understanding and appropriate application of Emergency Preparedness Standards. After this course, you will be able to:
Identify four key emergency preparedness standards in an overall program.
Locate and review key websites constantly updated by CMS with details for implementation.
Identify waivers to other regulations and standards during emergencies.
Discuss how you will coordinate with other healthcare facilities, as well as the whole community.
Learn about your communication plan that complies with federal and state laws and loops in other area providers.
Understand the requirements and format for the HCA annual review of the overall Program.
BONUS: FORMS AND POLICIES APPROPRIATE FOR 2017 STANDARDS
