Rural Health Clinics (RHC) provide important and often difficult-to-find health care in rural and remote areas. This two-part webinar series will cover the Rural Health Clinic Conditions for Certification (CfC) manual and will address the current requirements for certification.
RHCs must comply with the CMS CfC to receive Medicare and Medicaid payments. The requirements apply to all patients, regardless of the payment source. The CMS regulations and interpretive guidelines serve as the basis for determining compliance and this manual will be discussed in detail. Attendees will learn about the Conditions and what to do when a surveyor arrives at your facility.
This seminar will also help RHCs comply with specific Conditions and problem areas, such as supervision, informed consent, medication administration, and emergency preparedness.
Laura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Laura A. Dixon served as the director of risk management and patient safety for the Colorado Region of Kaiser Permanente. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the director, facility patient safety and risk management and operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states.
Dixon has more than 20 years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management. Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the director, Western region, patient safety and risk management for The Doctors Company in Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff for the western United States
As a registered nurse and attorney, Dixon holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.
At the conclusion of part one in the series, participants should be able to:
Describe the advantages to patients of Rural Health Clinics.
Recall the requirements a clinic must meet to be certified as Rural Health Clinic.
Discuss the types and processes of a survey by CMS.
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 4 contact hours.
By attending Rural Health Clinics Conditions for Certification, Two-Part Series Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 4 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.