1. health and fitness

Establishing Effective Compliance Manuals & Understanding
the NYS Department of Health Survey Process
Location:
The Conference Center
130 East 59th Street
7th floor
New York, NY 10022
HCA is offering a series of Home Care Survival Bootcamps
throughout the coming months to provide tools, tips and
strategies that will help home health providers thrive in an
increasingly challenging marketplace and regulatory
environment. This series focuses on specific issue areas,
offering practical ideas and methods for skill building.
Fee:
$99 for HCA members;
$199 for Non-members
Part IV in this series, on May 13, offers vital information on
establishing effective compliance manuals and
understanding the NYS Department of Health survey
process.
This educational series will provide the opportunity to retool,
refocus and re-energize your agency. All programs in the
series will be held at the Conference Center in New York City
and will include expert presenters, valuable handout
materials and lunch.
Registration Deadline: May 6, 2015
May 13, 2015 – Part Four
Establishing Effective Compliance Manuals & Understanding
the NYS Department of Health Survey Process
We recommend that you review your compliance manual before the
program and prepare any questions and issues you have to raise in the
question and answer part.
9:00 – HCA Welcome
9:15 – 10:45
Establishing Effective Compliance Manuals and Compliance Program Activities
Location:
The Conference Center
130 East 59th Street
7th floor
New York, NY 10022
This program will highlight:
• why a compliance manual is required;
• state and federal requirements for the compliance manual;
• components of an effective compliance manual;
• who needs to be trained and be familiar with the compliance manual;
• how compliance training should be conducted;
• how to test the effectiveness of the information contained in the compliance manual;
• how the compliance manual relates to other agency compliance initiatives and activities; and
• how the relationships with managed care plans impact an agency’s compliance activities.
Rachel Hold-Weiss, RPA-C, J.D., Associate General Counsel and Corporate Compliance Officer,
Personal Touch Home Health Services
11:00 to 12:45
Understanding the NYS Department of Health Survey Process
Learn from state Department of Health (DOH) staff about the survey process for Licensed
Home Care Services Agencies, including:
• the steps of a survey;
• timeframes for agency responses;
• types of documents and records that DOH needs;
• how to properly address deficiencies through plans of correction;
• any upcoming changes in the survey process;
• recent survey findings and problematic areas; and more.
Rebecca Fuller Gray, RN, Director, Division of Home and Community Based Services
Lunch Sponsored by:
Diane Jones, RN, Medical Assistance Specialist, Division of Home and Community Based Services
Rita Cedar, RN, Home Care Program Manager, Capital District Regional Surveillance
Division of Home and Community Based Services
12:45 to 1:30 – Lunch
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