AAAHC- What's Ahead in 2018 - Deemed Status Facilities

Video Training

Category: Accreditation

Title: AAAHC What’s Ahead in 2018 – Deemed Status

Presenter: Cathy Montgomery, RN, CASC - President of Excellentia Advisory Group

Cathy has over 20 years of experience in healthcare services management. During her position as Regional Manager for Barnes Hospital, Cathy oversaw several physician practices. As Regional Administrator for Novamed, she oversaw operations of the physician practices, as well as the ambulatory surgery centers and optical shops in the Metro St. Louis and Illinois areas. Under her direction, a state-of-the-art refractive surgery center was also designed and opened in St. Louis, MO.

Cathy is Founder and President of Excellentia Advisory Group, a consulting and development company serving both the surgical industry through ASC’s as well as surgical hospitals and office-based surgical practices. Cathy’s passion has been teaching compliance to CMS Conditions of Coverage, AAAHC accreditation, and assisting ASCs with their survey readiness.

Description: Find out what is new with AAAHC for surgery centers and office-based surgery facilities in 2018.  We have designed a specific training session for deemed facilitiesand another presentation for the non-deemed status facilities. THIS PRESENTATION IS SPECFICALLY FOR DEEMED STATUS FACILITIES.   Don't wait until it's time for your survey to start preparing. We will take a look at all the core chapters as well as touch on the Adjunct Chapters that apply to ASC's and OBS facilities, highlighting areas often missed.

The OVERVIEW of Cathy’s seminar presentation is about:

• Discussion deadlines for application and implementation of individual manuals;
• Handouts include the annual to-do list, policy requirement, risk analysis templates and much more;
• Reintroduction of the Physical Environment Checklist for Deemed Status facilities and how to use this tool to your best advantage;
• Learn how 2016 effects 2018.

VIEWING TIME:  1 hour 10 minutes

This presentation is worth 1 Contact Hours continuing education.

Scroll down below the video player for handout links.

Note-taking version of this PowerPoint Presentation. CLICK HERE to download.

Other handouts associated with this presentation can be downloaded by selecting/clicking:

• 2012 OR ASHE Wet Location Risk Assessment
• Anesthesia Assessment Checklist
• Appendix L
• Appendix Z
• Appendix B Risk Assessment
• ASHE Risk Assessment Tool
• ASHE Wet Locations Tool
• CMS 2786u
• Compounding Pharmacy Assessment
• Confused Drug Names
• Construction Permit
• Fire Door Inspection Form
• How to Check Fire Door
• HVA
• Infection Control Plan (blank)
• Infection Control Risk Assessment Tool (blank)
• Infection Control Risk Assessment Tool (example)
• Language List by State
• Polarity Grip Tension Information
• Safe Injection Practice Tool

 Once you and any/all staff have reviewed this presentation, you will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation worth 1.5 Credit Hours of continuing education. You simply contact us at events@excellentiagroup.com requesting your certificates, using the Certificate Request Form found in the link below. You will need to provide a typed list of all participants first and last names, position title (RN ,BSN, etc.), license numbers (if professionals) and date of completion.

* Excellentia Advisory Group LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 15481: Issue Date: 4/6/2010;

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