The Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning: Current Rules and 2022 Updates

Description

The CoP are the legal and regulatory requirements that hospitals and case management professionals must follow in order to be compliant in their role as discharge planners.It is important that all case management professionals, including both nurses and social workers, are familiar with the changes to the Conditions of Participation for Discharge Planning that were announced in October 2019 for Federal Fiscal Year 2020. From here we will then discuss these most recent changes from the Medicare program and how they will impact the roles of the RN case manager and the social worker. Learn how to be sure that your processes address the complexities of the new healthcare environment and that your role as a case manager or social worker is designed and staffed to meet the changes ahead! Be sure you know the old rules, the new rules and the proposed rules so that your practice will be current and legal!

In this program we will review start with reviewing the current rules for discharge planning. Are you compliant with these rules? The proposed rules that are still under consideration will be reviewed as they may have a profound effect on how case management departments organize their work. It will also affect the workloads of RN case managers and social workers.  Patients in ambulatory settings such as out-patient surgery, outpatient procedures and emergency departments may need to be assessed for the purpose of creating a discharge plan. Family caregivers and physicians will be expected to be much more involved than they have in the past. This program will review the current rules and regulations from the Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Discharge Planning.

Why Should You Attend:

The proposed changes to the Conditions of Participation(CoPs) for Discharge Planning will likely have profound effects on how case management departments organize their work. It will also affect the workloads of RN case managers and social workers. Patients in ambulatory settings such as out-patient surgery, outpatient procedures and emergency departments will all need to be assessed for the purpose of creating a discharge plan. Family caregivers and physicians will be expected to be much more involved than they have in the past. Case management departments will be expected to follow patients via phone calls as they transition out to the community.

This program will review the current rules and regulations from the Conditions of Participation(CoPs) for discharge planning. The expert, Dr. Cesta will then discuss the most recent changes from the Medicare program and how they will impact the roles of the RN case manager and the social worker. She will also discuss strategies for safely transitioning your patients across the continuum of care. In addition we will review how to engage other members of the interdisciplinary care team in the process of planning for the patient’s movement across the continuum including verbal and written hand-off communication. We will also discuss the positive impact that effective discharge planning processes can have on hospitals, post-acute providers and patients!

Learn how to be sure that your processes address the complexities of the new healthcare environment and that your role as a case manager or social worker is designed and staffed to meet the changes ahead!

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• Federal Guidelines for Discharge Planning
• Current Rules and Regulations for Discharge Planning
• Identify patients in need of discharge planning early in their hospitalization
• Exceptions for Medicare Advantage Plans
• The Conditions of Participation
• CMS CoP for Discharge Planning
• The Discharge Plan
• Conditions of Participation for Patient Choice

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the Conditions of Participation(CoPs) for discharge planning
• Describe the components of the Social Security Act related to discharge planning
• Review strategies for safely transitioning your patient across the continuum
• Discuss the regulatory requirements associated with discharge planning
• Describe the IMPACT Act and its relationship to discharge planning
• Break down the components of patient choice
• Apply the elements that surveyors will look for related to discharge planning
• Contrast the proposed rules for discharge planning

Who Will Benefit:

• RN Case Managers
• Social Workers
• Directors of Case Management
• Directors of Social Work
• Physician Advisors
• Directors of Compliance
• Directors of Nursing