Swing-bed Fundamentals

Audience

CEOs, chief medical officers, chief nursing officers, compliance officers and legal counsel, department directors, quality improvement staff, regulatory readiness liaisons, risk managers, safety officers and staff nurses

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Overview

Rural hospitals with 100 or fewer licensed beds can participate in the swing-bed program. Swing beds can be used for acute care or post-acute (skilled nursing) patients. This virtual event describes the basic Medicare regulations for participating in the swing-bed program and explains the differences between the requirements for critical access and other rural hospitals.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• describe the regulatory requirements and related interpretative guidelines
• discuss the differences in comprehensive assessment requirements in critical access and rural hospitals
• explain patient eligibility criteria for admission to the swing-bed program

Speaker

Nancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. She previously worked as the director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and the 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.