Quality Assurance/JCAHO Performance Improvement 2002 Standards

Dallas, TX - October 3, 2002          9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Course Overview

The purpose of this intensive program is to enhance the skills of the participant in Quality Assurance and the new 2002 Performance Improvement Mandates.  Participants will be aided to understand and/or implement a quality assurance program in home health.  The participant at the end of the session should be able to: 1) Define selected terms, 2) Note the components to a quality assurance plan, 3) Discuss ways to track home health standards via quality assurance, 4) Describe at least 10 critical components to consider in quality assurance, 5) Recognize at least one tracking forms format, 6) Recognize ways to involve the team in quality assurance, 7) Evaluate one’s own quality assurance program, and 8) Design, at a beginning level, a quality assurance program.  Teaching methods will include lecture-discussion, small group work and/or audiovisual instruction.

Schedule:

Dallas, TX - November 4, 2002         
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
(Registration 8:45 am - 9:00 am)  
                                   

  • Registration, Networking & Coffee        
  • The Basics of Quality Assurance (Q.A.)
  • Definition               
  • How to Develop a Q.A. Program
  • Monitors for Evaluating Effectiveness   
  • Objectives of Q.A. Program
  • Understanding Measurable Criteria       
  • Requirements to Develop a Q.A. Program
  • Correcting Deficiencies           
  • Why Have a Q.A. Program
  • Accreditation Licensures Standards for Q.A.   
  • Designing A Quality Q.A. System
  • Steps to Designing an Effective System   
  • Critical Components
  • Criteria of Measurement           
  • Tracking Strategies and Forms
  • The New 2002 Standards
  • Evaluation and Closing           

 

Registration Form

Contact Information
NCEHS
14439 N.W. Military highway, #108, PMB 615 San Antonio, TX 78231
210-698-8700 (Office)
210-698-8701 (Fax)

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Workshop:  Quality Assurance/JCAHO Performance Improvement 2002 Standards

Dallas, TX

November 4, 2002          9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m 

  

Registration Fees:

$99 per person/per course (three or more)group rate to 10/03/02
$117 per person/per course to 10/03/02
$137 per person/per course from 10/04/02 - 10/10/02
$177 per person/per course after 10/11/02 and at the door, call to verify space availability before attending
      if not pre-registered

Workshop Registration/Continuing Education/Cancellations/Substitutions

To register, please complete the registration form and forward with fees to NCEHS, 14439 N.W. Military highway, #108, PMB 615 San Antonio, TX 78231  Call 210-698-8700 to register or for information.  Fax to 210-698-8701.  Call 210-698-8700 to register with MasterCard, VISA, AMEX or Discover. Refer to deadlines.  The pre-registration fee is $117 per person/per course to 10/03/02 by postmark; $137 per person/per course 10/04/02 - 10/10/02 by postmark; $177 per person/per course after 10/11/02 and at the door (please call to verify space availability if not reregistered).  $99 per person/per course group discount for 3 or more, registering together in the same envelope is available until 10/03/02.  Fee payment completes the registration process and the date the envelope is postmarked is the registration date.  Cancellation with full refund minus a $25 fee is available up to 10/03/02.  Letters of credit will be given for course cancellation by registrants after 10/03/02.  Substitutions will be accepted up to one day before the course, only with notification.  No substitutions/cancellations are accepted on the day of the course.  Registrants who do not attend/call forfeit their fees.  A certificate will be awarded to all that complete the entire course (s).  Each offering is approved for 4.8 contact hours for each entire course attendance.  NCEHS has been awarded Provider Status by the Texas Nurses Association (TNA), which is accredited as a approver of continuing education for nurses by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).  This approval meets Type I criteria for mandatory, CE requirements toward relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.  Social Work credit approved.  If commercial products are displayed during this program it does not imply NCEHS, nor ANCC or TNA approval or endorsement of any such commercial product (e.g. book, manuals, tapes).  Treasury Regulations do allow income tax deductions for educational expenses undertaken to maintain and improve professional skills.  Confer with your CPA for details.  NCEHS reserves the right to alter the format of the program to accommodate unforeseen events.  If you do not reregister, please call to verify seminar availability and course information prior to attending.  



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