Enroll in this course to exceed CMS and TJC hospital requirements for the physical environment to enhance patient safety and survey success.
Course Curriculum
- Pre-test
- Download Notes Pages
- Introduction (14:33)
- Part I: Requirements (9:33)
- Part II: Planning (11:28)
- Part III: Implementation (27:12)
- Part IV: Roles & Responsibilities (5:06)
- Part V: Performance Improvement (29:07)
- Part VI: Summary (9:19)
- Post-test
- Post Presentation Survey & Evaluation
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Hi, I’m James Ballad, An Environment of Care Specialist
James Ballard, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS, HACP, is a Healthcare Consultant with over 30 years of experience responsible for assessing healthcare organizations’ readiness for licensing, accreditation and regulatory compliance. James provides support to organizations in the areas of Life Safety Code® compliance, Environment of Care, Emergency Management, Quality, Performance Improvement, Patient Safety and Clinical Care requirements. He has expertise in The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements as a former Federal Surveyor. He has served as faculty and speaker for Risk Assessment, Medication Management, Patient Safety, and other regulatory compliance issues. In addition, he assists organizations with post-survey activities, education and follow-up, patient safety strategies, and quality improvement initiatives.
Mr. Ballard has worked in a variety of healthcare positions and his experiences range from Surgical Technologist, EMT, Combat Medicine to a Federally Certified Healthcare Surveyor (Hospital, Critical Access, Transplant, Ambulatory Survey Centers and Long-Term Care), to Director positions over Compliance, Quality, Infection Prevention, Safety, Risk Management, Employee Health, and Emergency Preparedness. Mr. Ballard was the main creator of the CMS Focused Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (FQAPI) Survey process and tool for Transplant programs in Hospitals.
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