Action Pact

1-Day Workshop

Culture Change is QAPI

Contact Info:

Marsha Poulsen

[email protected]

414-258-3649

When

None scheduled presently

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Workshops begin at 8:30 am and conclude at 3:30 pm

Lunch is included.

“QAPI is the coordinated application of two mutually-reinforcing aspects of a quality management system: Quality Assurance (QA) and Performance Improvement (PI). QAPI takes a systematic, comprehensive, and data-driven approach to maintaining and improving safety and quality in nursing homes while involving all nursing home caregivers in practical and creative problem solving.” -- from QAPI description on CMS.gov

Hopefully you recognize that the QAPI requirement is a gift from the government. Are you utilizing QAPI to its fullest potential? Do you focus on being proactive and preventative? Have you taught your staff and colleagues how to “be your own surveyor”? Do you personally know the regulations -- the new regulations? Your community is held accountable to them. Come to this workshop and learn the guiding principles of -

High Involvement, a basic principle of the Household Model and the key to QAPI
The Team Leadership Model
Your role in influencing change
Common culture-change best practices to consider in your QAPI endeavors

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Apply the QAPI requirement to all federal regulations.
Describe ways to be proactive including by being your own surveyor.
List the culture change practices to utilize in QAPI endeavors.

Cost
A single registration is $120. If sending more than one person from the same organization, registration is $99 per attendee.

Continuing education

The National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) has approved this program for 6 clock hours.

Cancellations must be requested at least two weeks prior to the workshop. No refunds will be issued after that point. All refunds are subject to a 20% processing fee.

If you wish to transfer your registration to another session, you may do so at no charge, but we must know at least two weeks in advance so we can attempt to fill your seat. Transfers in the last two weeks before the session are only allowed if an annual state survey is in progress at your facility. Transfers within the two weeks prior to the event are subject to a surcharge of 20%.

Substitutions (sending a different person to take your place) are always accepted at no charge, even at the last minute.