Regulatory Requirements for Healthcare Associated Infections

PALO ALTO, Calif. - July 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Why Should You Attend:

The majority of U.S. states have responded to the occurrence of HAIs by implementing state-level HAI prevention and public reporting programs. Most states have also enacted legislation and promulgated administrative regulations placing mandates on hospitals and other healthcare facilities to report data on HAIs. In addition, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented its HAI reporting program requiring reporting of HAI data by Medicare certified facilities.

This 90-minute online webinar will provide an overview of the regulatory landscape applicable to HAI data reporting and infection prevention. For those individuals not familiar with HAIs, the webinar will begin with an overview of the various infections that may be acquired in the healthcare setting and will provide a basic introductory overview of the regulatory landscape applicable to HAI public reporting and prevention. The course will provide a current and comprehensive review of U.S. state laws applicable to HAIs as well as a detailed discussion of federal CMS reporting requirements.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

Overview of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
Description of the public health problem, morbidity and mortality associated with HAIs, and the financial impact
Types of HAIs occurring in hospitals and other healthcare settings
Hospitals and healthcare facilities affected by the requirements (hospitals, long-term care, renal dialysis clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, and other outpatient settings)

Federal HAI initiatives and regulatory requirements

Historical background of federal attention provided to the problem of HAIs
HHS Action Plan to Prevent HAIs
Federal funding and the requirement of state plans
Guidance provided by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
CMS Reporting requirements
Partnership for Patients

Overview of state-level HAI public reporting and prevention programs

State HAI public reporting laws
Prevention initiatives in those states without HAI laws
Common elements of HAI state programs and applicable legal/regulatory requirements
Prevention collaboratives and partnership efforts

The goal of accurate data: state and federal efforts aimed at validation of HAI publicly reported data

For Registration:
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