Quality

WEBINAR: Best Practice Brief: Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care Practice

Whether acute or chronic in nature, physical conditions impact mental health and vice versa. Federally qualified health centers across the Dakotas utilize an integrated care model to identify patients in need of services and engage the healthcare team and patient in shared decision-making. Register Today. Robin Landwehr, LPCC, behavioral health and substance use disorder program […]

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CoP: Informed Consent: Ensuring Compliance with CMS, TJC and DNV: More than Just a Signature

This program will discuss the current CMS hospital conditions of Participation for Critical Access and Acute hospitals.  Standards and requirements under Joint Commission and DNV Health will also be addressed.  A recent study found consent forms were absent in 66% of patient in hospitals leading to a delay of surgical procedures in 10% of the

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CoP Webinar: Swing Beds Regulations: Complying with the CAH Conditions of Participation

In late 2019, CMS rewrote all the swing bed regulations and tag numbers.  Though the regulations are provided in the Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation – Appendix W – the interpretive guidelines and survey procedures are in appendix PP for Long Term Care.  There is no crosswalk between Appendix PP and Appendix W.  Many

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Dakota Conference on Rural & Public Health

The Dakota Conference provides an opportunity for over 300 healthcare professionals, educators, and students to share strategies for building and sustaining healthy communities in North Dakota. It includes two and one half days of pre-conference workshops, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, poster presentations, evening workshops, and an awards banquet. https://ruralhealth.und.edu/dakota-conference

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Dakota Conference on Rural & Public Health

The Dakota Conference provides an opportunity for over 300 healthcare professionals, educators, and students to share strategies for building and sustaining healthy communities in North Dakota. It includes two and one half days of pre-conference workshops, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, poster presentations, evening workshops, and an awards banquet. https://ruralhealth.und.edu/dakota-conference

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