Description

With recent changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Appendix B survey process and heightened regulatory scrutiny, it's crucial for home health leaders to prioritize survey readiness, particularly in avoiding condition-level deficiencies and immediate jeopardy. This webinar will focus on CMS State Operations Manual Appendix Q – Immediate Jeopardy (IJ), providing an overview of the current survey landscape, common IJ findings, and the IJ determination process, including its timeline and impact on home health agencies. We’ll also discuss specific strategies that home health leaders can implement to ensure compliance with survey requirements and mitigate the risk of IJ citations.

Objectives:

• Outline the current survey landscape, highlighting the increased CMS oversight and recent changes to the CMS Appendix B survey process that could lead to more condition-level findings and IJ for home health agencies.
• Provide a comprehensive overview of CMS Appendix Q – Immediate Jeopardy: What it is, why it occurs, and how it’s determined, along with a discussion of common IJ findings.
• Detail effective survey readiness strategies that home health agencies can implement to reduce the risk of condition-level findings and IJ citations.

Meet the Speaker

Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN, HCS-D, COS-C
Vice President of Accreditation, Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP)

Kimberly Skehan, RN, MSN, HCS-D, COS-C, serves as the Vice President of Accreditation, leveraging her 30+ years of clinical and operational expertise to guide providers in the home health and hospice industry through the accreditation process. With a deep understanding of regulatory compliance, risk management, and survey readiness, Kimberly fosters collaboration with regulatory agencies to address industry challenges.

Committed to education, Kimberly provides comprehensive plan-of-correction follow-up support, empowering providers to elevate service quality and adhere to industry standards. Her involvement in organizations like CHAP, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home demonstrates her dedication to improving home health and hospice care. HCAF is pleased to have Kimberly serve on our Board of Directors.

Kimberly holds an Association of Home Care Coding & Compliance (AHCC) certification as a Home Care Coding Specialist — Diagnosis (HCS-D) and is a certified Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) reviewer (COS-C). She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State University and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from the University of Connecticut, where she also served as adjunct faculty for the School of Nursing.

Continuing Education

Attendees will earn 1.0 continuing education unit applicable to skilled nursing, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology and audiology.

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