Nursing Services Condition of Participation
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Event Details
Overview:
This session will provide an overview of the CMS regulations governing the provision of nursing services in hospitals, critical access hospitals, children’s hospitals and all other Medicare certified hospitals throughout the hospital organization. Will discuss the interpretative guidelines and the most frequently cited nursing deficiencies.
Objectives:
• Describe minimum standards for nursing services organization
• Explain basic nursing care plans
• Describe essential parts of medication order
• Explain appropriate medication administration timing
Audience: Hospital
Nancy Ruzicka, B.S., RPh, MBA, MJ, CHC is a recognized expert on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. She is the owner of Ruzicka Healthcare Consulting and provides consultation to individual client hospitals, nursing facilities, rural health clinics, physician offices and other Medicare certified healthcare providers through both onsite mock surveys, remote consultation and interpretation of Medicare Conditions of Participation. She also provides education on federal regulations, throughout the nation to multiple state hospital associations including South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization, Iowa Hospital Association, Minnesota Hospital Association, Illinois Health and Hospital Association, Missouri Hospital Association, Texas Hospital Association, and others.
Previously Nancy worked as Director of Integrity and Compliance and Privacy Official at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and Director of Regulatory Compliance at UnityPoint Health, Des Moines. She also has more than 20 years of experience working for the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (Medicare state survey agency) While working for the State of Iowa, she worked as a surveyor, program manager/supervisor, and assistant Division Administrator.
Nancy holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.