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Facilities must maintain key policies and procedures and ensure that policies and procedures reflect current regulatory requirements and standards of care. In addition, staff must have access to and demonstrate that they are knowledgeable of these policies and procedures. This eighth session in the Reducing Litigation Risk series will review guidelines for facility policy and procedure development, policy review/revision, and effective strategies for implementation. Tips will be shared on techniques for monitoring, updating and training staff on facility policies and procedures.
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the essential components of effective facility policies and procedures.
2. Discuss guidelines for policy and procedure development, review/revision, and implementation.
3. Become familiar with best practices for monitoring, updating and training of policies and procedures.
Target Audience: Administrator, DON, Clinical Department Managers, Clinical Consultants, Compliance Officer, QAPI Team, Corporate Team, Board of Directors, Owners
*This webinar is a part of the Reducing Litigation Risk for SNF & AL webinar series. If interested in purchasing the full 12-month series, contact kniehoff@ihca.org
Director of Legal Nurse Consulting, Proactive Medical Review
Janine is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years’ experience in long term care, working in
all nursing capacities from Nursing Assistant and Charge Nurse, to MDS Coordinator, Staff
Development Coordinator, ADON and DON. She is MDS Certified through AANAC, and is
a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Her background includes serving as a Corporate Nurse
Consultant, and the Director of Clinical Services for a multi-facility, multi-level of care organization.
She has extensive experience in the RAI process, clinical documentation, legal
nurse consulting, restorative nursing programs, fall management, QAPI, and infection control,
and has provided training on these topics for State and National organizations.
1 CEU per webinar. Sessions will be approved by NAB for Administrators, IN licensed social workers, IN licensed occupational therapists, & nurses. Please note that in order to receive continuing education credits for this webinar, you MUST login via the webinar software on your computer, or via the mobile app. We are unable to grant continuing education units for those who call in by phone only without doing so through the GoToWebinar application on your phone. As a registered participant, you will receive access to the webinar recordings. No CEUs are given for watching the recording.
