The MDS Innovation Team meeting was cancelled on Thursday, March 11, 2010, due to extreme foggy weather! The meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 25, 2010 (the times will remain the same). If you were already registered for the meeting, there is no need to do anything! The registration list will be transferred to the new date. However, if you were registered and cannot make the rescheduled date, please contact Sarah with WAHSA. If were not registered to attend the meeting there is still time, just click on the link above and submit. If you have any questions, please call Sarah at 608-255-7060 or e-mail spaterson@wahsa.org. Thank you!
We were recently cited for failing to address the evacuation of the smoke compartment in our written fire safety plan. Please provide clarification as to what all should be covered in our written plan.
I have a door that leads from one of my corridors into an enclosed courtyard. I was told I need to add a special sign to this door telling people it is not an exit. Is that true?
We have decided to pay the federal civil monetary penalty ("CMP") without contesting the citations. What procedures should we follow to make the payment?
We originally filed an appeal of the State SOD, but have now received the forfeiture assessment and decided that we would rather pay the reduced forfeiture amount and not appeal. What should we do?
Files added to WAHSA's web site during the week of February 8, 2010:
Best Practices for EMR/EHR Software Selection: by Janice Ahlstrom, RN, BSN, CPHIMS, Partner, WIPFLi; Kurt Hahlbeck, Partner, WIPFLi; and Scott Owens, PMP, WIPFLi. (WAHSA is reprinting this article with permission from Janice Ahlstrom and WIPFLi)
Is there a regulation regarding how many different levels of care I can have in my RCAC? Also, is there a regulation that states what each level of care should include?
