Requirements of Participation: Are You Ready for Phase 3?

Presented on:
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. EST
1:00–2:00 p.m. Eastern

Presented by:
Stefanie Corbett, DHA

Long-term care facilities must be compliant with the Requirements of Participation in Phase 3 by November 28, 2019. This phase introduces several items that have never been surveyed before, including the full implementation of a compliance and ethics and QAPI program, presence of a qualified infection preventionist, and certain staff training requirements.   

During this 60-minute webinar, industry expert Stefanie Corbett, DHA, will review survey trends for Phase 3 Requirements of Participation and address specific challenges that long-term care facilities are facing. She will also teach participants how to develop staff training strategies to meet compliance as well as tactics for mitigating survey citation risk.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Identify and address facility training and education needs related to Phase 3 requirements
• Develop a staff training strategy for achieving compliance with Phase 3 requirements
• Mitigate risk for survey citations

Agenda

• Interpreting Phase 3 Requirements of Participation
  • QAPI Plan/Program Governing Body
  • Person-Centered Care Planning
  • Trauma Informed Care/Behavioral Health Services for History of Trauma PTSD
  • Infection Preventionist
  • Compliance and Ethics Program
  • Physical Environment
  • Training Requirements Competencies of Staff
  • Dietary 
• Determine how to achieve compliance prior to the November 28 deadline
  • Six-month planning checklist
• Understand the expectations and goals of surveyors when assessing compliance during inspections
  • New/enhanced policies and procedures
  • Mandatory training
  • Additional personnel (i.e., infection preventionist)
  • QAPI and compliance and ethics program
• Discuss resources to guide facilities to achieve compliance
  • OIG compliance guidance
  • Common facility auditing and monitoring processes
  • Custom HCPro templates
• Live Q&A

Who Should Listen?

• SNF management staff
• Nursing personnel
• Dietary personnel
• Therapy personnel
• Maintenance personnel
• Quality assurance/improvement personnel
• Risk management personnel

Meet the Speaker

Stefanie Corbett, DHA, is HCPro’s postacute regulatory specialist. Corbett has served in various senior leadership roles in postacute care organizations. She founded a healthcare consulting firm based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2014 to assist postacute care organizations with regulatory compliance and operations management.

Previously, Corbett served as the deputy director of health regulation for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, where she was responsible for overseeing the promulgation and enforcement of healthcare regulations at all licensed healthcare facilities/agencies across the state. In addition to working as an entrepreneur and in the private/public sectors, Corbett has taught as an assistant professor in university healthcare administration programs.

Instructions

Webinar system requirements and program materials: 
To fully benefit from the webinar experience, please note you will need a computer equipped with the following: 

Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari, with JavaScript enabled 
Internet: 56K or faster Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended) 
Streaming: for audio/video streaming, Adobe Flash plug-in or Safari browser on iOS devices 

Prior to the webinar, you will receive an email with detailed system requirements, your login information, presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all attendees at your location. 

CAN'T LISTEN LIVE? 
No problem. The On-Demand version will be available. Use it as a training tool at your convenience—whenever your new or existing staff need a refresher or need to understand a new concept. Play it once or dozens of times. A $149 value! 

PLEASE NOTE 
Participation in the webinar is just $149 per site. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet. 

Call your customer service representative toll-free 800-650-6787 or email customerservice@hcpro.com if you have questions.