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The Spring 2019 edition of Mississippi Hospitals magazine is available for download here. To receive the magazine in print, join an MHA society! For more information on how to have your hospital news featured in this magazine, contact Ayanna Bloom at (601) 368-3263 or abloom@mhanet.org.

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Almost-Daily Health Care Headlines now Available from MHA

You know that we scour health care news each week to bring you What You Need to Know Now on Saturdays, but you only see the Top 10 stories. If you want the rest of them too, you can now sign up for daily health care headlines with MHA Revue. Enter your email here to receive daily health care headlines in your Inbox. (If you don't want any additions to your Inbox, you can also read these daily headlines on MHA's LinkedIn page.)

 

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Volunteer Directors Roundtable

MHA Volunteer Directors Roundtable set for August 13

The MHA Society for Hospital Auxilians & Volunteer Services will have a Volunteer Directors Roundtable on Tuesday, August 13, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the MHA Conference Center in Madison. The cost to attend is just $25 and lunch is included.  Click HERE to register.  For more information, contact Ashley Simmons at (800) 289-8884, (601) 368-3388 or asimmons@mhanet.org.

Small Rural Hospital Transition Project Applications Available

The Small Rural Hospital Transition (SRHT) application period is September 25 - October 16, 2019. SRHT provides technical assistance (TA) through comprehensive onsite consultations to eligible hospitals that have 49 beds or less and located in a federally designated persistent poverty county. The program is open to both critical access and prospective payment system hospitals.

Core areas of technical assistance include: 1) financial operational assessment (FOA) and 2) quality improvement (QI) projects. A total of nine hospitals will be selected based on a competitive process. A minimum of three FOA projects and three QI projects will be selected in each core area. Interested applicants that meet SRHT readiness requirements and project expectations must submit the required Letter of Intent by September 15th.

For additional information visit: https://www.ruralcenter.org/rhi/srht/application

 

UMMC to Host the First University of Mississippi Medical Center Neurocitical Care Symposium

On August 6-7, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) will host their first UMMC Neurocitical Care Symposium at the UMMC Conference Center at the Jackson Medical Mall. This two-day seminar will feature keynote speakers Romergryko Geocadin, MD, and Jose Suarez, MD. Topics will include brain death testing, status epilepticus, TPI, and spinal cord compression among others. The workshop is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, RNs, pharmacists, EMS providers, and other interested healthcare providers.

For more information see the brochure attached here.

To register, click here.

 

 

Psychiatric Advance Directives: A Compelling Tool to Support Crisis Care

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADS) are legal documents that permit persons with mental illnesses to declare their preferences, instructions and consent for future mental health treatment, or appoint a surrogate decision maker in advance of an incapacitating psychiatric crisis. Twenty-seven states have enacted statutes supporting these directives since the 1990's and implementation of these laws is a federal requirement for mental health facilities and clinics receiving federal funding. Despite this, education about PADs and resources to assist with implementation have been scarce. This webinar will introduce the concept of PADs, present information on their potential use and resources to aid in implementation.

*Hosted in Collaboration with the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network 

Learn all about Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs), a very important topic if you work with individuals who have serious mental illness (SMI).

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ACTIVITY PROFESSIONALS QUALIFYING COURSE

REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR PLACE FOR THE NEXT

ACTIVITY PROFESSIONALS QUALIFYING COURSE

CMS COMPLIANCE RECOGNIZED/MSDH LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION APPROVED

IS YOUR ACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIED BASED ON CMS REGULATIONS, COMPETENT AND MOTIVATED TO LEAD YOUR ACTIVITY SERVICES FOR MEETING REGULATORY QUALITY OF LIFE REQUIREMENTS/IF NOT, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE AUGUST 5-9, 2019  ACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL’S QUALIFYING COURSE

YOU MAY BE CITED BY STATE SURVEYORS IF YOU DO NOT MEET COMPLIANCE

STAFF MUST BE QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO CMS REGULATIONS; THIS INCLUDES STAFF IN

SNF (F680) AND MOST RECENTLY EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION DATE ON OCTOBER 12, 2018 IN  SWING BED HOSPITALS (A- 1568) AND SWING BED/CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS (C-0385)

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIVISION OF HEALTH FACILITIES LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION (MSDH) FOR MEETING THE ABOVE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT TAGS

 

Upon completion of this course with attendance of all days in its entirety, and meeting the course objectives and measure of outcomes to demonstrate competency skills in Assessing and Care Planning, you will receive a Certificate that deems you

 “A QUALIFIED ACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL” meeting the new Federal regulations for SNF settings

Date and Location:   AUGUST 5-9, 2019/ 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Location: WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS/251 W SOUTH ST-JACKSON, MS 39203

A hotel discounted group rate available through HYATT PLACE, Ridgeland, MS (a link can be provided once registration is completed).

WANT TO SECURE A SPOT/REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HIGH DEMAND/LIMITED SEATING

Course Fee   -The registration fee is $750.00, INCLUDES COURSE BOOK, SNACKS, BEVERAGES-SEE HIGHLIGHTS OF COURSE BELOW

Make check payable to: Sheri Bankston (signed W9 form provided on request), mail to-Sheri Bankston, 5156 Old Canton Road/ Jackson, MS 39211    

 

  Course Educational Highlights

• A Course book that includes the New Regulatory F Tag Information
• Opportunity to complete a Comprehensive Assessment and Person-Centered Care Plan of residents in local area Senior Care settings
• Opportunity to prepare and lead a group engagement activity for residents based on the Assessment and care plan you develop for assigned residents
• Education regarding adaptations for resident activity barriers
• Education for providing non-pharmacological interventions in lieu of antipsychotic medications for dementia related behaviors
• Guest Speakers from MSDH/Licensure, Attorney General’s Office/Fraud and Abuse, State Ombudsman,  MS Hospital Association and the MIND Center
• Offsite Senior Care Visits
• Understanding the role of the Activity Professional in the new Federal Regulatory Process

Download Activity Course Approval - Bankston

Download CMS MSDH Approved Brochure

Download CMS MSDH Approved Registration Form

FTC to Host PrivacyCon

The FTC will be hosting its fourth annual PrivacyCon on June 27, 2019. For PrivacyCon 2019, the FTC is seeking research presentations on a wide range of consumer privacy and security issues, with a particular focus on the economics driving those issues. The call for presentations sought empirical research responding to several questions, including:

• What new privacy and security issues arise from emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality?
• What are the greatest threats to consumer privacy today?
• How can one quantify the costs and benefits to consumers of keeping data about them private?
• What are the incentives for manufacturers and software developers to implement privacy and security by design in their goods or services and keep security up to date?
• Is there evidence that the market is able to provide efficient levels of privacy and data security?

Information on how to submit a presentation can be found in the call for presentations. The deadline for submissions was March 15, 2019.

PrivacyCon is free and open to the public, and will be held at the FTC’s Constitution Center Office, located at 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC. PrivacyCon will also be webcast live.

For more information, visit: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events-calendar/privacycon-2019?utm_source=govdelivery