Overview:
This session will provide participants with the knowledge to prepare for surveys and remain survey-ready at all times.
The presenter will go over conducting a mock survey step-by-step, which will include a focus on what to look for during home visits. Next, an important portion is to be able to take the findings and develop working action plans - including process, policy and procedure. Education and QAPI development and implementation will facilitate maintaining compliance on a continual basis.
Simple but effective strategies and tips will help participants conduct their own mock surveys like a Surveyor does.
Why you should Attend:
Agencies get so involved in handling Day to day crises, etc, that so often they are not ‘ready’ for surveys. Then they ‘cram’ for the survey a month prior. This is extremely stressful and expensive (OT, Consultants, etc). and often the agency receives deficiencies.
It is so important to have your finger on the pulse of your agency at all times - in order to achieve and maintain continued survey readiness.
Also, staff are nervous during survey - by doing mock surveys on your agency, that level of anxiety will be reduced during the actual survey.
Areas Covered in the Session:
Step-by-step guide to conducting a mock survey includes:
Who Will Benefit:
Sharon Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D, COQS
Litwin Home Health Consulting, LLC
Sharon has had an extensive career in home health, starting as a field nurse in 1985. Over the ensuing years, she held positions in California and Missouri as Director of Patient Services, Administrator, Regional Director, and Executive Director of a large hospital-based home services division.
In 2003, Sharon left the corporate world to create 5 Star Consultants, to utilize her knowledge in partnership with agencies in providing assistance and education to those in need. Since then, she has also been a CHAP and ACHC surveyor, performing Medicare deemed accreditation surveys for 10 years.
In 2020, she sold the company to Healthcare Provider Solutions, and is now offering her expertise and knowledge to a limited number of clients in the industry. Sharon now lives in sunny Cape Coral, Florida, and is pleased to offer services through her new consulting agency, Litwin Home Health Consulting, LLC.