Discharge Planning: Compliance with CMS Acute and CAH CoPs
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This program will cover the requirements for discharge planning. The regulations apply to all hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals, with the goal of reducing preventable readmissions. This program will discuss the Impact Act and how it affects hospital discharge planning. The regulation requires standardized assessment, quality data, and resource data requirements. The program will address what is required of a hospital to assist patients with post-discharge care plus timely access to medical records for decision making processes to occur.
Laura A. Dixon served as the director of risk management and patient safety for the Colorado Region of Kaiser Permanente. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the director, facility patient safety and risk management and operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states.
Dixon has more than 20 years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management. Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the director, Western region, patient safety and risk management for The Doctors Company in Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff for the western United States
As a registered nurse and attorney, Dixon holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.