CONTACT: Carole Szpak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 202/393-6700, Ext.101
comm@naphs.orgTeleconference on "Preparing Your Behavioral Healthcare Organization for
Medicare Conditions of Participation Surveys" Set for March 19(Washington, D.C., February 25, 2003)…The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) will offer an intensive two-hour teleconference on "Preparing Your Behavioral Healthcare Organization for Medicare Conditions of Participation Surveys (Including the Patients Rights – Restraint and Seclusion – Standards)" on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, from 2pm-4pm Eastern. The interactive workshop is specifically designed to help staff within psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units comply with federal "Conditions of Participation" and prepare for survey on these conditions. The conditions cover a wide range of issues, focusing on staffing, medical record documentation, and patient rights (including restraint/seclusion). The call will provide insight into how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) interprets the regulations, what they are looking for when surveying, and how behavioral healthcare organizations can remain in compliance. Content will be presented by CMS Central Office staff (including Shirley Eldridge and Janice Graham) and others directly involved in implementing the federal standards.
The teleconference format is designed to enable maximum participation at minimal cost. Because registration fees are per incoming line (not per participant), registered sites can have as many people listen in on speakerphone as they wish. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. The cost of the teleconference is $175 (or $125 for NAPHS members). Mastercard, Visa, and American Express are accepted.
For a registration form or more information, call 202/393-6700, Ext. 104, or see www.naphs.org. An audiotape will also be available after the teleconferences for $175 (or $125 for NAPHS members).
ABOUT NAPHS
The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) advocates for behavioral health and represents provider systems that are committed to the delivery of responsive, accountable, and clinically effective prevention, treatment, and care for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental and substance use disorders. Its members are behavioral healthcare provider organizations, including 300 specialty hospitals, general hospital psychiatric and addiction treatment units and behavioral healthcare divisions, residential treatment centers, youth services organizations, partial hospital services, behavioral group practices, and other providers of care. NAPHS was founded in 1933.
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