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2018

The Patient Safety Act and Reporting Requirements

Tentative Training Sessions:
Thursday, November 29th and Tuesday, December 4th.
Sessions are tentatively scheduled from 9AM to 12Noon and from 1PM to 4PM.
The tentative location is Mercer County Community College.

Details for training

APPLICATION FOR NEW OR AMENDED ACUTE CARE FACILITY LICENSE

LICENSURE AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION & DETAILS

NJ DOH News: Surgical Practice Licensure Training 5-8-18

Northeastern Basic Course for Principles of Infection Prevention and Control Fall 2018
October 15 – 19, 2018
Early Registration Fee: $495.00 DEADLINE: Sept. 15, 2018
Late Registration Fee: $550.00 DEADLINE: Sept. 22, 2018

NEED TO KNOW

State Resources

New Jersey TB MORTALITY STATISTICS – 2008 – 2017 Website TB Slides 2017 Master

May 2018 Programs

NJ Department of Health announces training for registered surgical practices to navigate the licensing process to become an ambulatory surgical center. Chose from among 4 time slots for the 2-hour session.

APIC Northern New Jersey offers a one day workshop in Infection Prevention Updates in Ambulatory Care on May 9, 2018 in Monroe Township. APIC One day May

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2017 Archive

2017

September 2017

From the NJ ICAR:

Outpatient NJ ICAR Flyer

August 2017

You’re invited to an InfraGard webinar, “The ‘Model Clinic” security approach for small healthcare organizations,” hosted by the Cyber Health Working Group on Thurs., Aug. 31, from 1-2:30p Eastern. Here’s what the webinar will cover: HIPAA-HITECH and other Privacy regulations impose many important security and compliance requirements on US healthcare organizations, large and small. Small and medium-sized healthcare organizations, private practitioners, and non-profit clinics often struggle to comply with all of these. Using a “Model Clinic” approach that integrates security into operational support plans can help to minimize cost impacts and keep the focus on true protection and compliance. This presentation will cover key points of this approach and include a real life case example of success in using the approach in a clinic environment. Our speaker is Anne Rogers, principal consultant at PMTech-Pro and CIO for El Centro de Corazon, a federally qualified health center in Houston. This webinar is hosted by the Cyber Health Working Group, a national InfraGard special interest group for IT professionals in the health sector which is facilitated by the National Capital Region chapter of InfraGard. The webinar is open to all InfraGard members and to any colleagues of yours whom you’d wish to invite, whether they are InfraGard members or not. To register, go to https://chwg.eventbrite.com. Registration is limited to 1,000 participants. Connection details will be sent to registrants via email from EventBrite. If you can’t join us live, you’ll be able to access a recording of the webinar via the InfraGard portal. Questions? Email the InfraGard NCR coordinators at infragardncr@fbi.gov. We hope you can join us!

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June, 2017

Audit Tools

Competency Resources_ Checklist _ Audit Tools Final

May, 2017

Infection Control Assessment & Response (ICAR)
WEBINAR
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May 17, 2017 at 12:00 PM EDT

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Register Here

March, 2017

NJ Consumer Affairs Information

http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Documents/fentanyl_alert.pdf

http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/bme/Pages/contactus.aspx

February, 2017

Principles of Infection Prevention and Control

April 3 – April 7, 2017 Seminar Registration

IPC – Northeastern Basic Course

2016 Archive

November, 2016

Substance Abuse Disorder in Nursing

Hippocrates trainings for the Long Term Care facilities:

NE Assistant Commissioner Letter

NW Assistant Commissioner Letter

October, 2016

CMS EP Breakdown – New Regulations

Speaker Contacts

New Jersey Department of Health News

CDC Public Health Advisory

August, 2016

Northeastern Basic Course for Principles of Infection Prevention and Control Fall 2016

CW assistant commissioner letter

July, 2016

NJDOH LINCS – Global Emergence of Invasive Infections Caused by MDR Yeast Candida auris

From Our June 7th Meeting

HIPAA Audit Progarm

Infection Prevention -June 2016 SCC

OSHA Presentation – Zika Virus – PDF

Sasso Consulting- Survey Tags

SCC Presentation – June 7th

May, 2016

A Program For Ambulatory Care Facilities

“Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization: Complying With the Standards…Ensuring Patient Safety”

2016 Brochure

February 11th – 2016

APIC POSITION PAPER: SAFE INJECTION, INFUSION, AND MEDICATION

VIAL PRACTICES IN HEALTH CARE (2016)

Read the Article Here

2015 Archive

August 21st – 2015

Mandatory Reporting for License ASC

Important Information Regarding Reporting

Reportable Events Form Reference Guide #5 NJDOH

ASC – March 17, 2014

Hippocrates – PowerPoint

Statute – Reportable Events unrelated to the Patient Safety Act

August, 2015

“Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization

Complying With the Standards…Ensuring Patient Safety”

A Program for Ambulatory Care Facilities

November 11-12, 2015

Save the Dates

August, 2015

Register for the webinar:

Infection Control Plan: Maintaining Compliance with the CMS Conditions for Coverage with the ASC Infection Control Plan

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | 1:00PM CDT (2:00PM EDT)

Participants will explore the role and responsibilities of the Infection Control Professional to comply with accreditation standards and regulatory authorities. Participants will examine internal and external reporting methods and requirements via the National Health and Safety Network (NHSN).

March, 2015

CMS Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program Deadline Extended for ASC-8 (Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Data)

The annual deadline for ASCs to submit ASC-8: Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel data has been extended to August 15, 2015 from the original date of May 15, 2015.

ASCs now have until August 15, 2015 to report their healthcare worker influenza vaccination summary data for the 2014/2015 flu season (October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015).

These data are to be reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) as a requirement of CMS’ ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR). To submit these data, ASCs must enroll in NHSN a minimumof 8 weeks before the new data submission deadline of August 15, 2015. If your ASC has not yet begun the enrollment process, it is important to do so immediately, as a further delay could cause you to not be enrolled in time to complete your facility’s healthcare worker influenza vaccination reporting by the deadline. This extension is to ensure that ASCs have the maximum time possible to meet this important quality reporting requirement during this initial implementation year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the NHSN enrollment process in their 5-Step Enrollment for Ambulatory Surgery Center Facilities, http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/PDFs/ACS/ASC-EnrollmentChecklist.pdf, and provides tools and resources. For ASCs needing assistance with locating their CMS Certification Number (CCN), a Look-Up tool is available from the ASCQR Program Support Contractor.

To aid ASCs in the NHSN enrollment process, an educational session with CDC is planned; additional information regarding this session will be available in the near future.

For any other questions related to NHSN enrollment or reporting, please contact the NHSN Helpdesk at NHSN@cdc.gov.

CMS Interpretive Guidelines

Handouts – How to Comply with Recent Changes

NJHCSA Information for registration

2015-AC Registration Form

February, 2015

New ASC Quality Control Guide for 2015

ASC QC ImplementationGuide 3.0 January 2015

New CMS Regulations

Revised Guidance Related to New & Revised Regulations for Hospitals,

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs),

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

2014 Acrhive

December, 2014:

Mixing of Dantrolene Sodium

John Karwoski, President and Founder of JDJ Consulting, discusses the importance of preparation for a Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) crisis.

This video demonstrates the mixing of Dantrium or Revolto (dantrolene sodium) with sterile water for treatment of MH.

Also:

View the latest NHSN Guidelines:

HCP Vaccination Summary Reporting

Enrolling in the Influenza Component

Updated November, 2014

New Ebola Guidelines

For Evaluations of Patients with Possible Ebola

For more information: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/

New Regulations on Prescription Pads

New Jersey Prescription Blank Deadline Extended

Download the Document

From Our June Meeting:

Medivator’s BioFilm Presentation:

Biofilm

Richard Maglin’s Presentation On

Lower Reimbursement Strategies

Maglins Strategies and Options Physicians are Exploring PDF

Strategies and Options Physicians are Exploring PPT

MAGLIN ~ ArticleOnly

Rapid HIV information

CMS Approved PT Provider List

CLIS Prelicensure Checklist

C-3

CL-9

John Karwoski’s Presentation

Download the Presentation

Power Strips

Download The Documentation

Opioid CME Events

Here is information for three regional events that we are doing with the Partnership for a Drug Free NJ: http://drugfreenj.org/donoharm/

We did our first regional event at Hackensack Hospital back in October, which was a great success and was covered on NJTV.

Download The Course Brochure

About: Clorox Bleach

Clorox Healthcare Bleach Germicidal Cleaner – Customer Letter

From Our March 19th Meeting:

ICD 10 Presentation SCC

Infection Control- Kassai

Pharmacy- John

QA Presentation 3-19-14

Anesthesia Guidelines

DOH NJ Need to Know!! New Info!

How do you convince ACCs that they need to develop an infection prevention plan?

Dr. McCaulley: It’s education and awareness on the part of the administrative staff and those involved in infection control, having them do some “what ifs?” They should read and understand what is in the guidelines, and have a discussion among the decision-makers of the ACC about how their facility could be affected and what they need to be able to respond. They should use the guidelines to develop their own protocols for how they will manage different types of disasters.

They need to recognize that a variety of scenarios could qualify as disasters — not just infections, such as the influenza outbreaks we have all lived through, but natural disasters, such as the tsunami in Japan, and even bioterrorism. A disaster can manifest in many different ways. The guideline can also be used to help ACCs develop their own educational materials for preparing their staff.”

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“An ACC is any freestanding healthcare facility staffed by 1 or more healthcare professionals that provides services on an outpatient basis, but does not include overnight stays for patients. Examples of ACCs are community-based primary care centers, urgent care centers, dialysis centers, outpatient diagnostic centers (eg, laboratory or radiology), and ambulatory surgery centers. ACCs may or may not have a direct hospital affiliation.”

From: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/811214?nlid=33916_436

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