Accountability & Transparency- CME Paid Option

As part of the FY2025 final rule, CMS is requiring hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR)program to report on the Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM). Structural measures provide a way for hospitals to address a topic for which no outcome measure exists. The PSSM is an attestation-based measure that assesses whether hospitals have a structure and culture that prioritizes safety as demonstrated by five domains. Hospitals will attest to whether they engage in specific evidence-based best practices in each domain. CMS expects that by attesting to these measures, hospitals will develop evidence-based programs and processes to support improvements in high impact areas. Join us for this webinar series as we take a deeper dive into implementation and evaluation of these five domains. We will also include insights for hospitals that are not required to report on the PSSM but are proactively building a safety culture and program.

 

Target Audience

Hospital leaders, quality and safety leaders, and anyone responsible for implementing or overseeing patient safety initiatives.

Learning Objectives

Examine the principles of accountability in patient safety.
Discuss the importance of transparency in safety reporting and communication.
Identify tools and metrics for measuring and reporting safety performance.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
07/08/2025
Course expires: 
07/08/2028
Cost:
$25.00
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Amanda Donlon is a Clinical Improvement Consultant for the Hospital Quality Initiatives Department at Compass Healthcare Collaborative. She assists with the development and delivery of education, is responsible for the coordination and implementation of quality improvement initiatives and provides technical assistance to hospitals.

Donlon holds twenty years of experience in rural healthcare including inpatient nursing, diabetes education and quality services management. Donlon has led initiatives in reducing falls, establishing safety culture concepts and improving handoff communication. Donlon holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mounty Mercy University and is a Certified Professional in-Patient Safety/CPPS, Healthcare Quality/CPHQ and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.

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 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 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.

This material was prepared by Compass Healthcare Collaborative (Compass) 

Fees are charged solely for individuals seeking Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. All educational materials are provided at no cost and are freely accessible regardless of CME participation. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Compass is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Price

Cost:
$25.00
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Disclaimer:
This material was prepared by Compass Healthcare Collaborative (Compass) HQIC Network, a Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official policies of CMS or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Any reference to a specific product or entity does not constitute endorsement by Compass, CMS, or HHS. 12SOW Compass HQIC Network/Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor.

Fees are charged solely for individuals seeking Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. All educational materials are provided at no cost and are freely accessible regardless of CME participation. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Compass is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.