2024 Disaster Conference
This session offers best practices to help hospitals prepare for the emergency management session included in the hospital accreditation survey process. The presentation also includes tips and actions for survey readiness, based on the most frequently cited emergency management standards.
The linked resource provides a visualization of the association between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Conditions of Participation and existing regulatory and accreditation standards.
There are different requirements for the various accrediting bodies and grant requirements. For example, the Hospital Preparedness Program grant may require participation in the Annual Statewide Medical Health Exercise.
There are nearly 400 Joint Commission-accredited hospitals/critical access hospitals in California. This presentation provides information about:
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 22,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. It is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. This presentation discusses changes to the Emergency Management survey process, provides an overview of the review tool, and lays out the updated standards and elements of performance.
Learn how UC Davis Health conducted an in-depth inventory of the current emergency management program and used a focused self-assessment protocol to identify and address gaps that can be easily applied in your hospital.
2022 Disaster Conference
This presentation helps Joint Commission-accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals implement newly revised emergency management chapter standards and elements of performance and understand the new survey process.
This session focused on Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Implementation and considerations for national compliance in emergency management to ensure integration of federal requirements with state and local regulations, as well as accreditation standards.
These resources support hospitals in navigating complex regulatory environments, and work to remain in compliance with evolving health care standards, regulations, and guidelines.
What’s happening: CHA held its annual Disaster Planning Conference in Pasadena on Sept. 10 and 11. Topics included best practices for communication and collaboration in an emergency, treatment of special pathogens, enhancing health care cybersecurity, and fundamentals of radiation protection.
What else to know: More than 500 people attended the conference, including emergency preparedness directors and coordinators; members of hospital disaster planning teams; compliance, nurse, and case managers; and quality and safety executives.