Long Term Care Compliance Resource Manual


Book Description

This manual gathers a wide range of facility-specific compliance policies and procedures, standards of conduct, and education and training materials from compliance departments throughout the country to serve as a foundation from which long term care providers may build their own compliance plan. Fo




Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual


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The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual is one of the most vital, long-standing, and best known resources in the world of health care compliance. It has all the tools you and your compliance team need to plan and execute a customized compliance program. This new edition is filled with industry best practices, sample forms, policies, procedures, and much more to save you time and comply with federal standards. The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual will help you to: Use OIG publications and Federal Sentencing Guidelines to plan and execute a customized compliance strategy that meets tough federal standards and minimizes enforcement risks Oversee physician compensation and referrals Perform risk assessments using matrixes with step-by-step instructions to pinpoint areas that pose compliance and operational risks Draft compliance policies that form the foundation for a strong compliance program Build a strong infrastructure reinforced by industry best practices Create an effective education and training program that instills in employees the importance of legal compliance Implement a privacy and security plan that ensures patient information is protected Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and state and federal regulatory requirements affecting your facility, in areas such as HIPAA, EMTALA, fraud and abuse, reimbursement, privacy, security, patient safety, and clinical research Study for CCB(R) Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) Packed with tools to make your job easier and more efficient, The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual will provide: Practical coverage of federal and state laws governing your facility Insight into helpful federal standards on effective compliance programs Step-by-step guidance on implementing a sound compliance program Examples of common risk areas and how to handle them Time savings and peace of mind from sample policies, checklists and forms from members of the American Health Law Association (AHLA) The Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual will help you protect your company if violations do occur: Learn how to apply auditing, monitoring, and self-assessment techniques for conducting internal investigations Discover how to successfully follow the OIG's voluntary disclosure program to resolve overpayment problems and avoid exclusion from Medicare Find out how to enter into a corporate integrity agreement to settle with the federal government and mitigate FCA-related penalties Document your compliance efforts so you leave a protective paper trail that shields you from liability And much more Previous Edition: Health Care Compliance Professional's Manual, Second Edition ISBN: 9781543813265 SKU: 10071961-7777




The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual (March 2017 Update)


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Stay compliant with the most up-to-date regulations and interpretive guidelines. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' March 2017 revisions to Appendix PP of The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual update the interpretive guidelines for F203, F205, F221, F223, F224, F225, F246, F247, F252, F309, F319, F320, F329, F333, F455, F456, F457, F458, F459, F460, F461, F462, F463, F464, F465, F466, F467, F468, and F469. These revisions provide additional information to surveyors about consideration of psychosocial harm when assessing compliance with specific regulations. This manual will enable you to: - Stay compliant with complete access to all recent F-tag revisions - Save time searching and downloading extensive government documents - Manage risk by understanding the scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Download and use all essential CMS forms to ensure thorough survey preparation This valuable resource provides word-for-word CMS regulatory guidance and forms covering virtually every aspect of a nursing home's annual survey, including: - F-tags and their accompanying surveyor guidance - Scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Essential CMS forms to download and use -Guidance for policymaking - Risk management advice




Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care


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Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.




2019 Nursing Home Compliance Manual


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Nursing Homes are benefiting enormously from the 2019,2020.2021 compliance manual guidelines.




The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual (Revised 06/2016)


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Stay compliant with the most up-to-date regulations and interpretive guidelines. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' June 2016 revisions to Appendix P and Appendix PP of The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual update the interpretive guidelines for F222, F241, F242, F246, F248, F250, F310, F320, F329, and F353. These revisions provide additional information to surveyors about consideration of psychosocial harm when assessing compliance with specific regulations. This manual will enable you to: - Stay compliant with complete access to all recent F-tag revisions - Save time searching and downloading extensive government documents - Manage risk by understanding the scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Download and use all essential CMS forms to ensure thorough survey preparation This valuable resource provides word-for-word CMS regulatory guidance and forms covering virtually every aspect of a nursing home's annual survey, including: - F-tags and their accompanying surveyor guidance - Scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Essential CMS forms to download and use - Guidance for policymaking - Risk management advice




The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual


Book Description

Stay compliant with the most up-to-date regulations, interpretive guidelines, and newly assigned Ftags, and adhere to CMS' guidance and survey requirements with The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual. Recently updated with Appendix Q, Core Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy. This manual will enable you to: Stay compliant with complete access to all recent F-tag revisions Save time searching and downloading extensive government documents Manage risk by understanding the scope and severity for each possible deficiency Download and use all essential CMS forms to ensure thorough survey preparation This valuable resource provides word-for-word CMS regulatory guidance and forms covering virtually every aspect of a nursing home's annual survey, including: F-tags and their accompanying surveyor guidance Scope and severity for each possible deficiency Essential CMS forms to download and use Guidance for policymaking Risk management advice




OSHA Compliance Management


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Designed specifically for the needs, preferences, and styles distinct to long-term care this OSHA Compliance Management: A Guide for Long-Term Health Care Facilities serves as an excellent working reference. It focuses on priorities and provides you with the background and tools vital to achieving OSHA compliance and inspection preparedness. In this user-friendly, practical, hands-on manual you get: Inspection preparedness briefing materials that provide you with last minute advice and activities Real-life scenarios offering hands-on, practical advice and directions to minimize liability Comprehensive policies with built in flexibility for designing mandatory practices to best fit your organization's needs Summary discussions give you a quick, concise overview of all the issues covered including historical significance, current developments, and cautionary notes Long-term care documentation, recordkeeping, and management tools for streamlining activities and maximizing necessary expended efforts Step-by-step instructions for conducting and documenting specific types of assessments and information necessary for strategic decision and policy making Flow charts, tables, and other materials containing long term care specific statistics and decision tree processes Streamline your organization's processes, save time and money, avoid liability, and improve safety management and performance. OSHA Compliance Management: A Guide for Long-Term Health Care Facilities gives you a headstart in achieving OSHA compliance and being prepared for OSHA inspections.