The Audioconference agenda is set forth in Eastern Daylight Time below:
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1:00 pm |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Susan Carr (Moderator)
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1:05 pm |
Overview of Legal Issues in Quality of Care
James G. Sheehan, Esq.
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1:25 pm |
Payments, Public Reporting and Enforcement
Janice A. Anderson, Esq.
- Payment Reform
- Update on Reporting Hospital Quality Data Annual Payment Update and Value Based Purchasing initiatives
- Update on the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules
- Update on Hospital Acquired Conditons, Healthcare Associated Conditions and Never Events
- Public Reporting
- Update on public reporting initiaties under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules
- OIG Adverse Event reports
- Update on Final Rule to implement Patient Safety Organizations
- Enforcement
- 2009 OIG work plan
- The latest on enforcement
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1:45 pm |
Practical Compliance Initiatives by Patient Safety Professionals
Lisa Murtha, Esq.
- Assessing Patient Safety Compliance in Your Organization
- Risk Assessment methodology
- Prioritizing risks
- Communication with leadership and the Board
- Training clinical and administrative personnel on patient safety risks and compliance obligations
- Risks areas to be covered
- What is privileged
- How to engage in reporting
- What the Board needs to know about patient safety risks
- Compliance Monitoring for Patient Safety
- Sample Work Plan
- Review of areas
- Reporting to the Quality Committee of the Board
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2:05 pm |
Questions and Answers
Susan Carr (Moderator)
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2:30 pm |
Audioconference Adjournment
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