Hospitals must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Conditions of Participation. According to CMS and accrediting organizations such as DNV and Joint Commission, one of the most cited deficiencies at the immediate jeopardy level is under Patient Rights regarding the rights of the patient to receive care in a safe setting. According to CMS, ligature risks compromise a patient’s right to receive care in a safe setting. In addition, the hospital’s responsibility to provide care and safety to psychiatric patients who are at risk of harm to themselves or others is one of their primary concerns. Another one of the most cited Condition Level deficiencies is the Patient Rights and Responsibilities Condition. Regulations governing appropriate restraint and seclusions account for more than 50% of the Patient Rights and Responsibilities Condition. This webinar will address each of these important issues.

Learning Objectives:-

• Describe the CMS requirements for providing care in a safe environment for all patients, specifically those patients who are suicidal or in need of behavioral health services.
• Explain what an immediate jeopardy citation means to the hospital
• Explain the implications of a Condition Level deficiency
• Discuss the CMS adoption of the TJC (The Joint Commission) Suicide Panel recommendations of the comprehensive ligature risk interpretative guidelines
• Explain the specific guidance that surveyors utilize in determining compliance with providing care in a safe environment
• Discuss physical environment issues
• Discuss potential issues with personal belongings
• Provide examples of IJ and COP level deficiencies relating to patient safety
• Explain CMS definitions of restraints and seclusion
• Describe which restraint regulations which are at greatest risk for citation and how to prevent
• Explain requirements to utilize restraints
• Explain which deaths while in restraints must be reported to CMS
• Describe the internal log requirements for restraint deaths

Who Will Benefit?

This program is intended for all hospitals including general acute hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAH), psychiatric hospitals, hospitals or CAH with psychiatric units, and anyone involved with compliance regulations and standards, including but not limited to CEO, CMO, CNO, physicians, nurses, quality improvement staff, risk managers, compliance officers, and legal counsel, Joint Commission liaisons, safety officers, behavioral health and psychiatric staff, Emergency department staff, and other interested staff.