Joint Commission Resources Quality and Safety Network
The Joint Commission and CMS: An Update
Premier Date:
Thursday January 28, 2010 LIVE
Additional Airdates
(all times Eastern)
Fri, Feb 5, 2010: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Tue, Mar 2, 2010: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Wed, Mar 10, 2010: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Thu, Mar 25, 2010: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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Established in 1951, The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) was formed by a partnering of the American and Canadian Medical Associations, the American College of Physicians, and the American Hospital Association with the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The ACS, influenced by surgeon Ernest Codman's focus on evaluation of outcomes, established "minimum standards for hospitals," and performed audits to assess whether these standards were met.
In 1965 the Social Security Amendments included a provision that hospitals accredited by JCAH are "deemed" to be in compliance with most of the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals. This ultimately established a precedent for collaboration between Medicare and Medicaid and The Joint Commission.
Fast forward to the present, The Joint Commission (TJC) continues to retain its current deeming authority from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through July 15, 2014. On February 9, 2009, TJC submitted renewal for deeming authority application to CMS. As part of TJC’s application, The Joint Commission posted 165 new and revised requirements. Following discussions with CMS, a number of those requirements were considered equivalent to existing elements of performance or were already addressed in The Joint Commission survey process. As a result, the number of new and revised requirements has been reduced to 87.
This 60-minute activity features Joint Commission experts discussing these revised requirements.
Target Audience
This activity is relevant to medical staff, organization leaders, managers, supervisors, and staff responsible for performance improvement, patient safety, and risk management initiatives.
Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the relationship between CMS and The Joint Commission.
- Discuss the revised requirements and how these requirements apply to your organization.
- Identify strategies to implement these requirements.
Presenters:
The faculty for this program has not been confirmed. Presenters may include Joint Commission Surveyors, Standards Interpretation Group Representatives and Joint Commission Resource Consultants.
Accreditation Information:
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
The Joint Commission Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Joint Commission Resources designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
Joint Commission Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Joint Commission Resources designates this continuing nursing education activity for 1 contact hour. Accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation refers to recognition of educational activities and does not imply approval or endorsement of any product.
This activity is also accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 6381, for 1 contact hour.
National Association for Healthcare Quality
This activity has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) for 1.0 Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) CE credits.
American College of Healthcare Executives
Joint Commission Resources is authorized to award 1 hour of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should list their attendance when applying for advancement or recertification in ACHE.
Full attendance at every session is a prerequisite for receiving full continuing education credits. If a participant needs to leave early, their continuing education credits will need to be reduced.
Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following:
- View the presentation.
- Read the accompanying Resource Guide.
- Complete the Post Test and Evaluation Form online.
- A CE certificate/statement of credit can be printed online following successful completion of the Post Test and the Evaluation Form.
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