The Joint Commission 2022 Updates on Advance Directives, Deficiencies, Complaints, Restraint and Seclusion, and More!

Review of Hot Topics: Workplace Violence, Life Safety Code, Performance Improvement, Infection Prevention, Water Management, Advance Directives, Grievances..

The Joint Commission Hot Topics: Workplace Violence, Life Safety Code, Performance Improvement, Infection Prevention, This webinar will cover several Joint Commission hot topics for 2022. It will discuss the Joint Commission requirements for Workplace Violence, Life Safety code, Performance Improvement, infection prevention, advance directives, and grievances and more.

Experienced healthcare professionals know the Joint Commission (TJC) is a key accrediting organization that works closely with CMS. TJC updates and reviews hospital standards at least twice per year.

This webinar covers some of the hot topics for The Joint Commission including those that have resulted in more deficiencies than other standards. Topics to be addressed include grievances, informed consent, advance directives, and restraint and seclusion.

Webinar Highlights

Joint Commission Advance Directives RI.01.05.01 + RC.02.02.01

End of life care
Written policy and procedure
Tracer
Advance directives and outpatients
Providing patients with information about Ads
Honoring advance directives
Organ donation wishes
Medical records to contain copy of AFs
Recommendations for compliance

Joint Commission Complaints RI.01.07.01

Patient and family right to have reviewed
Need complaint resolution process
Board responsible and delegation
Acknowledging receipt of a complaint
Written notice of decision
Information in patient rights of who will handle complaints
QIO and process for resolving complaints

Who Should Attend

Compliance Officer
Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
Chief Operating Officer (COO
Joint Commission Coordinator
Nurses
Nurse Directors/Supervisors/Managers
Hospital Legal Counsel
Risk Manager
Board Members
Physicians
Medical Staff Coordinator
Patient Safety Officer
Senior Leadership
Chief Risk Officer
QAPI director
Discharge Planners
HIM director
Director of Anesthesia
OR nurse director
Patient Advocates
Ethics Committee
Director of Registration
Consumer Advocates
HIPAA Privacy Officer
Quality Improvement Staff
Others responsible for compliance/policy/procedure

Lena Browning

Lena Browning is a nurse leader and accreditation specialist with more than twenty-five years of experience in clinical leadership in acute care settings. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a commitment to improving patient safety by empowering staff and leadership to maintain continuous compliance and achieve excellence in patient care across healthcare settings. As a Principal Consultant with Compass Clinical Consulting, Lena served as team lead for the accreditation and regulatory compliance survey team. Lena has a strong commitment to client relationships and provides support to retainer clients to ensure patient safety and quality of care. Most recently, Lena has fulfilled 3 Interim positions as Director of Accreditation and was responsible for restructuring accreditation departments and leading organizations in continuous compliance and preparation for survey readiness for their triennial Joint Commission (TJC) or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) survey. Since then, those three organizations have had successful surveys with no condition-level findings. Additionally, Lena has successfully coached numerous organizations through Immediate Jeopardy situations with all organizations getting the IJ lifted, and no condition level findings noted on return surveys. She is a true pioneer in leadership development and coaching for excellence in healthcare accreditation.

Prior to consulting, Lena had over 2 decades of experience in Accreditation and Regulatory leadership. As an expert for CMS, TJC, and state regulations, she has performed system-wide tracers for continuous readiness and patient safety, coordinated accreditation and regulatory surveys, chaired, and facilitated continuous readiness committees, and coached staff and leadership in effective compliance and performance improvement strategies. Additionally, Lena has extensive experience in Quality and Patient Safety, Performance Improvement, Medical Staff Credentialing and Privileging, Contract Management, and Strategic Planning for Hospitals and Home Care Agencies.