Thu • 9:00 AM
Having a foundation for effective case management is critical. This five-part series will cover
solutions for many of the challenges faced by case managers today.
The series will first discuss key stakeholders and their integral role in the rounding process.
Next, attendees will learn how to incorporate case management at all access points to your
hospital or health system. This will be followed by the often-challenging subject of how best to
collaborate with physicians, especially high-volume ones such as hospitalists and emergency
department physicians. The series will then review how to remain forward looking in your
practice. Finally, the series will discuss how to measure and how to report case management
outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Thu • 12:00 PM
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific section on Patient Rights as does the Acute manual; but hospitals must provide a safe environment for patients and method to ensure all patient rights are met.
There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Swing Bed changes.
This seminar will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few.
Learning Objectives:
Tue • 12:00 PM
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific section on Patient Rights as does the Acute manual; but hospitals must provide a safe environment for patients and method to ensure all patient rights are met.
There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Swing Bed changes.
This seminar will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few.
Learning Objectives:
Thu • 9:00 AM
Having a foundation for effective case management is critical. This five-part series will cover
solutions for many of the challenges faced by case managers today.
The series will first discuss key stakeholders and their integral role in the rounding process.
Next, attendees will learn how to incorporate case management at all access points to your
hospital or health system. This will be followed by the often-challenging subject of how best to
collaborate with physicians, especially high-volume ones such as hospitalists and emergency
department physicians. The series will then review how to remain forward looking in your
practice. Finally, the series will discuss how to measure and how to report case management
outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Thu • 12:00 PM
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual. Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific section on Patient Rights as does the Acute manual; but hospitals must provide a safe environment for patients and method to ensure all patient rights are met.
There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Swing Bed changes.
This seminar will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few.
Learning Objectives:
Tue • 10:00 AM
Over the last several years, regulators and accrediting organizations have been increasingly scrutinizing the hospital governing body's role in its compliance with the conditions of participation. This presentation will examine the regulatory requirements for hospital boards and describe situations in which the governing body has been cited at the condition level.
Learning objectives include:
Wed • 7:30 AM
Join us for the annual Workforce Forum being held on May 14 in Stevens Point.
WHA has assembled an expert team who will create the framework for the current and future state of Wisconsin’s health care workforce. Participants will leave with an improved understanding of how their organization, their valued partners, health care stakeholders and state and federal policymakers can work together to recruit and retain the new talent needed to sustain Wisconsin’s high-quality and high-value health care. This is all while managing a shrinking available workforce and growing health care demand.
Thu • 9:00 AM
This educational event is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools required to develop and sustain a near miss reporting program within their organizations. The educational session will cover key aspects such as the steps to start a near miss program, strategies for incentivizing staff participation, and the importance of a non-punitive reporting culture. Expert insights will be provided on setting up a comprehensive system that engages all stakeholders and effectively uses collected data for continuous improvement. By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to apply these practices to improve patient and employee safety, and meet higher standards of care in all types of healthcare settings.
This webinar is facilitated by new WHA Corporate Member, Performance Health Partners.
Wed • 7:30 AM
The annual Wisconsin Rural Health Conference is the statewide forum designed to highlight public policy and operations issues affecting rural health care, identify how the delivery of and access to rural health care are changing and identify ways in which data, technology and people processes are improving care and access for rural populations.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of CEOs, administrators, chief financial officers, controllers, nurse executives, chief medical officers, medical directors, marketing/public relations directors, quality managers, risk managers, public health officials, and hospital board of director members of rural health care organizations.