2021 Advanced Accreditation Education Series: Patient Rights - Diversity and Disparity

July 26, 2021
This activity will provide the participants an opportunity to learn from experts in the field. This webinar will provide examples of the challenges and successful implementation and strategies for diversity and disparity regulatory / accreditation rules and standards, how to drill down to uncover the barriers to being successful and how to maintain the gains.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Quality Leaders

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the intent of diversity and disparity regulatory / accreditation requirements.
  • Describe effectively an organization’s current process to meet diversity and disparity regulatory / accreditation requirements.
  • Develop a recommended strategy for successfully implementing diversity and disparity regulatory / accreditation requirements.
  • Describe how addressing diversity and disparity regulatory / accreditation issues using a recommended strategy positions an organization for effective and reliable delivery of safe, high quality patient care.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.80 CBRN
  • 1.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.50 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
07/07/2021
Course expires: 
09/09/2021
Event starts: 
07/26/2021 - 11:00am CDT
Event ends: 
07/26/2021 - 12:30pm CDT
Live via webinar
United States

Relevant financial relationships: none of the planning committee members or presenters have anything to disclose.

Planning committee members
Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ (Nurse Planner)
Accreditation Director
Vizient

Diana Scott, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Associate Vice President
Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient

Katrina Harper, PharmD, MBA
Sr. Clinical Manager
Vizient

Course reviewer(s)
Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Accreditation Director
Vizient

Presenter(s)
Robert Durkee, MHA, RN, FACHE    
Sr. Director Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient

Robyn Golden, MA, LCSW, ACSW    
AVP of Social Work and Community Health
Rush University Medical Center

Rachel Smith, MBA    
Program Manager, Social Determinants of Health
Rush University Medical Center

Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation Statements:

NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.50 contact hours.

Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.80 contact hours.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY
This program has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality for a maximum of 1.50 CPHQ continuing education credits for this event.

CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.80 CBRN
  • 1.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.50 General CE – Attendance
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