Part One: Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation, Five-Part Series (W5002)-2025 Acute Care Hospital CoPs Part 1 Recording

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The session introduced Ms. Laura Dixon, a seasoned professional in risk management and patient safety, who led a session on CMS requirements and compliance related to patient safety. She emphasized that the information shared was purely informational and not legal advice. Ms. Dixon outlined the necessity for healthcare facilities to meet CMS standards to avoid financial consequences, such as involuntary termination from Medicare and Medicaid agreements. The session covered the origin and implementation of healthcare regulations, highlighting the Federal Register's role in rule-making and CMS's responsibility to create guidelines and procedures for surveys.<br /><br />She advised subscribing to the Federal Register for updates and maintaining the most current manuals related to acute and critical access hospitals, including appendices on immediate jeopardy situations and emergency preparedness. Ms. Dixon also stressed the importance of trained personnel in executing CMS guidelines and accessing training programs offered by CMS, which are free and accessible online.<br /><br />Additionally, the session addressed how occasional patient safety issues lead to deficiencies, suggesting ways to evaluate current manuals and procedural guidelines effectively. She concluded by discussing topics like QAPI programs, texting orders, ligature risk assessment, and discharge planning, emphasizing maintaining compliance with CMS standards and leveraging available resources for continuous improvement in patient safety and healthcare quality.

Keywords

Laura Dixon

risk management

patient safety

CMS compliance

healthcare facilities

Medicare Medicaid

Federal Register

healthcare regulations

acute hospitals

critical access hospitals

emergency preparedness

QAPI programs

ligature risk assessment

discharge planning

training programs