Part Six of Ten: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement, Discharge Planning

Learning Objectives:

• Recall the requirement for and elements of a QAPI program
• Discuss the governing body’s responsibilities for the QAPI program
• Recall that patients referred to a post-acute care provider – PAC – must be given a list in writing of those available, and this must be documented in the medical record
• Discuss the requirement for a discharge evaluation and, when requested, a discharge plan be developed.

Who Should Attend:-

CEOs, chief operations officers, chief nursing officers, chief legal officers, nurses and medical staff, quality managers, nurse educators, risk managers, compliance officers, chief of health information, pharmacists, social workers, discharge planners, patient safety officers, outpatient director, director of rehab, infection control, directors of radiology.