Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

REG-RISK - COVID-19 Pandemic Documentation Essentials

Thursday, October 8, 2020

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Speaker(s)

Kasie L. Cousino, MBA

Chief Operating Officer
HealthCap Risk Management Services

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Angie Szumlinski, BS, RN-BC, LNHA, RAC-CT

Director of Risk Management
HealthCap Risk Management Services

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John Paul Hessburg, JD

Senior Partner
Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook

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As we journey through the COVID-19 Pandemic, providers have been adjusting to the “new normal”. However, especially during difficult times, we can’t let our guard down! Regulators and plaintiff attorneys have not gone away and are sharpening their skills to identify weaknesses in our response to the challenges we are facing.
This program was developed to assist you in focusing on one of the major things you can actually control during the COVID-19 Pandemic - documentation. Even CMS understands that care should be a priority over paperwork; however today, the old adage “if it isn’t documented, it wasn’t done” has even more meaning! We will walk through some guidance on what documentation is considered essential when it comes to supporting your center in the event of a COVID-19 claim.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the key elements of documentation during a crisis.
Discuss the importance of establishing a dated timeline.
Identify the importance of maintaining a COVID-19 response file at a facility level.