Annual Accreditation and Regulatory Update: Life Safety/Environment of Care/Emergency Management

October 19, 2021

This program will provide education to close the knowledge/practice gaps through didactic presentations by subject matter experts and participant/faculty question/answer opportunities to address the new requirements and problematic survey areas. In addition, successful strategies will be shared to assist participants in being able to identify actions to take in addressing new requirements and actions to take in correcting problematic and post pandemic areas.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Quality leaders

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Life Safety challenging issues and mitigation strategies to meet regulatory and accrediting compliance.
  • Describe the facility and environment of care challenging issues and mitigation strategies to meet regulatory and accrediting compliance.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the emergency management plans and challenging issues and mitigation strategies to meet regulatory and accrediting compliance.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 ANCC
  • 1.80 CBRN
  • 1.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.50 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
08/16/2021
Course expires: 
12/05/2021
Event starts: 
10/19/2021 - 10:00am CDT
Event ends: 
10/19/2021 - 11:30pm CDT
Live via webinar
United States
Relevant financial relationships: Planning committee members and presenters have nothing to disclose.
 
Planning committee members:
Diana Scott, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Associate Vice President, Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient
 

Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Accreditation Director
Vizient

Robert Durkee, MHA, RN, FACHE
Senior Director, Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient

Course reviewer:
Natalie Webb, MHA, RN, CPHQ
Accreditation Director
Vizient

Presenter:
John Mauer, MBA, SASHE, CHFM, CHSP
Advisor, Accreditation
Vizient
 

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.
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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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