Discharge Planning — Virtual Event

Audience

CEOs, CMOs, compliance personnel, CNOs, emergency department staff, legal counsel, nurses, physicians, quality improvement personnel, risk managers and safety officers

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Overview

This session will provide an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services regulations governing the provision of discharge planning in hospitals. It also will discuss the new interpretative guidelines and applicability of old discharge planning surveyor worksheets.

Objectives

- describe basic requirements for discharge-planning conditions of participation
- discuss the applicability and how to use surveyor discharge-planning worksheets
- describe regulatory changes in discharge-planning conditions of participation, effective Nov. 30, 2019

Faculty

Nancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. Ruzicka previously worked as director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and director of regulatory compliance at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines. She also has more than 20 years of experience with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Ruzicka holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.

General Information

Instructional Materials

ADA

Cancellation/Refund Policy

For cancellations received in writing before the established deadline date, the registrant will receive a full refund — minus a $50* processing fee per registrant. After the deadline date, no refunds will be granted. Registrants not in attendance will be responsible for the full registration fee. Substitutions are encouraged. We reserve the right to cancel this program because of insufficient registration.

*Unless otherwise specified in the program details.

General Information

Registration

Cost

$225 per person for an MHA member or dues-paying member of an MHA-affiliated organization
$325 per person for nonmembers

This virtual event is eligible for use of the MHA Health Institute coupon. Note: Coupons were mailed to MHA-member hospital CEOs in December 2022.

This virtual event is being offered at a reduced registration fee to MHA-member hospitals thanks to a generous contribution from the MHA Management Services Corporation.

This educational activity is jointly provided by MHA Health Institute and Iowa Hospital Association.

Discharge Planning — Virtual Event

Audience

Overview

Objectives

Faculty

Karyn Bonney