Healthcare Highwire

Therapy QA Program 2018

Episode 39:  00:08:22

Michele Kramer, LCS, Therapy Quality Assurance Specialist discusses the purpose, goals, process, next steps and location of documents of the Therapy QA Program.

F600-Freedom From Abuse and Neglect

Episode 38: 00:20:38

In this podcast, Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN MBA, Mock Surveyor at Life Care Services discuss the new CMS F-tag F600 – Abuse and Neglect. This podcast is part of a 49 podcast series where Laura and Jennifer explore all 49 potential substantial care citations with the new F-tag numbering system.

Discharge Planning

Episode 37: 00:12:34

Deb Goss, Director of Clinical Consulting discusses the Discharge Planning policy along with the associated protocols and procedures as a follow up to the Discharge and Transfer podcast.

Transfer and Discharge Policy

Episode 36:  00:11:03

Deb Goss, Director of Clinical Consulting discusses the Transfer and Discharge policy along with the associated protocols and procedures.

Health and Wellness Navigation Update-Cypress Glen Case Study

Episode 35: 00:24:23

Tony Galvan, Director of Health and Wellness spends time with one of our Life Plan communities, Cypress Glen.  Director of Wellness Navigation, Ben Blanton and Executive Director Laurie Stallings talk about how having a formalized Health and Wellness Navigation program has been beneficial to residents, families, health care providers/partners and the community as a whole.  

F584-Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment

Episode 34: 00:20:41

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN, MBA and Mock Surveyor.

This one pod cast in a series of multiple Podcasts that address the CMS new F-tags with specific emphasis on those F-tags that can result in substandard care.   Substandard quality of care is defined by CMS as having more than one deficiency related to participation requirements under Resident Behavior and Facility Practices, Quality of Life, and Quality of Care that constitute either immediate jeopardy to resident health and safety, a pattern of or widespread actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy, or a widespread potential for more than minimal harm, but less than immediate jeopardy, with no actual harm.

F559-Choose/Be Notified of Room/Roommate Change

Episode 33:  00:11:52

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN, MBA and Mock Surveyor.

 

This one pod cast in a series of multiple Podcasts that address the CMS new F-tags with specific emphasis on those F-tags that can result in substandard care.  Substandard quality of care is defined by CMS as having more than one deficiency related to participation requirements under Resident Behavior and Facility Practices, Quality of Life, and Quality of Care that constitute either immediate jeopardy to resident health and safety, a pattern of or widespread actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy, or a widespread potential for more than minimal harm, but less than immediate jeopardy, with no actual harm.

F561-Self-Determination

Episode 32: 00:13:46

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN, MBA and Mock Surveyor.

 

This is one pod cast in a series of multiple Podcasts that address the CMS new F-tags with specific emphasis on those F-tags that can result in substandard care.

Substandard quality of care is defined by CMS as having more than one deficiency related to participation requirements under Resident Behavior and Facility Practices, Quality of Life, and Quality of Care that constitute either immediate jeopardy to resident health and safety, a pattern of or widespread actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy, or a widespread potential for more than minimal harm, but less than immediate jeopardy, with no actual harm.

F565-Resident/Family Group and Response

Episode 31: 00:15:04

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy and Jennifer Lamb, RN, MBA and Mock Surveyor.

 

This one pod cast in a series of multiple Podcasts that address the CMS new F-tags with specific emphasis on those F-tags that can result in substandard care.

Substandard quality of care is defined by CMS as having more than one deficiency related to participation requirements under Resident Behavior and Facility Practices, Quality of Life, and Quality of Care that constitute either immediate jeopardy to resident health and safety, a pattern of or widespread actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy, or a widespread potential for more than minimal harm, but less than immediate jeopardy, with no actual harm.

F558 (F246)-Reasonable Accommodation of Needs/Preferences

Episode 30: 00:13:14

Laura Franco, VP/Director of Post-Acute Regulatory Strategy, Life Care Services and Jennifer Lamb, RN, MBA and Mock Surveyor, Life Care Services discuss the second in a series of multiple Podcasts that will address the CMS new F-tags with specific emphasis on those F-tags that can result in substandard care.  Substandard quality of care is defined by CMS as having more than one deficiency related to participation requirements under Resident Behavior and Facility Practices, Quality of Life, and Quality of Care that constitute either immediate jeopardy to resident health and safety, a pattern of or widespread actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy, or a widespread potential for more than minimal harm, but less than immediate jeopardy, with no actual harm.