Save the date of May 8 to attend via Zoom. This year’s annual Caregiver Conference, aimed at addressing the unique needs of caregivers and residents, will be held virtually (via Zoom) on May 8 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The conference is presented by CASAT Learning in partnership with the Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division. A session on health facility regulations from the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Cost is $45; registration and other sessions are yet to be announced. For questions or concerns, email [email protected].
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Staff must properly assess residents upon admission to ensure care can be provided without relying on EMS The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) has identified a current need to provide information regarding use of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), including the use of fire departments and paramedics. The purpose of the technical bulletin below is to advise residential facilities for groups, skilled nursing facility administrators and homes for individual residential care directors to properly assess their residents upon admission and throughout each resident’s stay to ensure the facility has the capacity and capability to provide routine care for residents without relying on EMS. To read all the details, download the PDF below.
Report provides information on barriers, sample policies Transgender people face many barriers to health care because of historic bias and discrimination. To support this population in Nevada, health facilities are encouraged to read the “Transgender Affirming Hospital Policies” report issued by Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Hogan Lovells and New York City Bar. This report (available for download at the bottom of this blog post) provides sample policies addressing issues such as nondiscrimination, patients’ bill of rights, access to hormone therapy, protocols for staff interaction with transgender patients, room assignments and more. According to the report, in a survey of more than 6,000 transgender Americans, 19% of the respondents reported being refused health care due to their transgender or gender-nonconforming status. In addition, 28% had postponed necessary health care when sick or injured and 33% had delayed or had not sought preventive care because of experiences of health care discrimination based on their transgender status. “Adopting transgender-inclusive health care practices can reduce the costs associated with complications that arise when transgender patients are denied or delay medical treatment due to discrimination,” the report states. Nevada law addresses specific patient rights, including the right to “receive considerate and respectful care.” Although the attached report addresses hospitals, Nevada law applies to all health facilities in the state that are licensed and inspected by the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC). The report is available below in PDF. Also below is a presentation called, “Meeting the Health Care Needs of Transgender People,” from the Nevada organization Transgender Allies Group.
Find out how today’s use of antibiotics will affect health care treatment and outcomes tomorrow Learn about the “Evolution of Antibiotics” and how responsible distribution today will affect future peoples at the annual Nevada Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Collaborative on Aug. 15, 2017. This day-long educational event will be held at locations in Reno and Las Vegas, and features eight sessions on topics ranging from antibiotic length of use and two-step C. diff testing, to managing sepsis in skilled nursing facilities and outpatient stewardship. Eight hours of continuing education credit for nursing are available for attendees. This event is co-sponsored by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and HealthInsight Nevada. Click here for tickets, and for additional information, check out the event flier below.
Health Department course is worth 0.5 CEU A new training about proper hand hygiene is now available online from the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Created by the Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology (OPHIE), the Hand Hygiene Training is good for 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and is available at no cost. This information is very important to preventing the spread of bacteria in general—particularly in licensed health facilities, child care facilities, medical laboratories and other such licensed businesses. To supplement this information, OPHIE has provided a white paper titled “The State of Hand Hygiene 2017,” published by Elyptol, an Australian manufacturer of skin care and hygiene products. The white paper can be accessed below.
Homes for Individual Residential Care (HIRC) must submit this form indicating compliance with federal guidelines The mandatory form attesting to safe-injection practices by homes for individual residential care (HIRC) is now available on the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) website. Click here to access the form.
This form must be completed by the administrator at the HIRC’s initial license application, and by each employee of a HIRC and kept in their file for annual inspection. In signing the form, individuals associated with a licensed Nevada HIRC are stating that they follow the guidelines for safe-injection practices set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For more information, visit the HCQC web page about HIRC regulation in Nevada. |
AuthorThe Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) licenses medical and other health facilities, child care facilities and personnel, and medical laboratories and personnel in Nevada. HCQC also conducts compliance surveys and takes complaints. Archives
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