- July 15, 2021
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Emergency Preparedness for Home Health & Hospice in Light of COVID-19
The Emergency Preparedness CoPs include the requirement that agencies need to be able to identify and manage emerging infectious disease (EID) as part of their emergency preparedness plan. COVID-19 has put every agency to the test. Has your agency’s Emergency Preparedness plan been effective during the COVID-19 pandemic? In this session we will take a deep dive into the Emergency Preparedness CoPs and walk through what your agency needs to be doing to ensure compliance with the CoPs.
Objectives
- Understand the emergency preparedness CoPs
- Describe steps to ensure emergency preparedness compliance
- Explain the importance of reviewing and revising the agency emergency preparedness plan
Webinar Access
Webinar login instructions will be emailed to registered attendees.
Please note: Each registration is for one phone/ line/login connection.
Continuing Education
The Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice is an approved provider of continuing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, accredited & approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91))
RNs and LPNs must participate in the entire program in order for contact hours to be awarded.
Presenter
Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D – Sharon Litwin is currently Senior Manager of Coding & Clinical Consulting at Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. Sharon is the founder and was the senior managing partner of 5 Star Consultants, a national consulting and coding firm specializing in homecare and hospice services since 2003. Sharon was an ACHC and CHAP surveyor, performing Medicare deemed surveys for ten years. She is a current ACHC Certified Consultant.
Sharon assists homecare and hospice agencies in providing quality, meeting regulations, ICD-10 coding, OASIS, increasing outcomes and Star Ratings, and having continued survey readiness. Sharon and HPS staff perform ICD-10 coding and OASIS reviews, QAPI, clinical record reviews, mock surveys and help agencies across the country stay in compliance. Sharon is a regular speaker for education companies, state and national associations and publications.
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