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Implementing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Patient Safety Structure Measure
In this pre-recorded webinar, speaker Kathy Collins, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, will increase learners' knowledge and understanding of the CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM). Learners will explore the 5 domains of the PSSM, review examples of best practices and practical steps for implementation and continuous improvement and take a look at leadership's role and engagement in achievement of PSSM.
This course, in its entirety, will take an estimated 55 minutes to complete.
Target Audience
Hospital Leadership
Quality Professionals
Patient Safety Officers
Learning Objectives
1. Examine the CMS PSSM and regulatory requirements
2. Discuss leadership’s role and engagement in achievement of PPSM
3. Identify resources and technical assistance available
Additional Information
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 Patient Safety Measures_Flier.pdf | 351.24 KB |
Kathy Collins, BSN, RN, CPHQ, CPPS
Kathy Collins serves as a Clinical Improvement Consultant (CIC) with an expertise in informatics at Compass Healthcare Collaborative. Collins works with the Compass Data Team and the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Network CICs to assure hospitals are submitting accurate and timely data. She also creates reports and dashboards with analysis to assist the hospitals and CICs in creating data-driven decisions and enhance their improvement efforts. Her clinical background includes ambulatory care, utilization review and case management, long-term care as both a staff nurse and director of nursing, obstetrics and medical surgical units as well as infection prevention. She has led quality for over twenty-five years in both critical access and prospective payment system hospitals. Collins holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality/CPHQ and Patient Safety/CPPS.
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Compass Healthcare Collaborative is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation:
Compass Healthcare Collaborative designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Commercial Support:
This activity was developed without support from any ineligible company. *The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.
Disclosure:
Compass Healthcare Collaborative (Compass) adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. None of the planners or moderators for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.
Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are accepted for nursing and other healthcare discipline license renewal purposes, provided the topic is relevant to the applicant’s field or discipline. After participating, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance detailing the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ you can claim. This certificate is provided for self-reporting requirements and must be submitted to your state board for license renewal.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™