Infection Control: Appropriate Guidelines for Healthcare Mobile Devices and Healthcare Professionals
Long-term care facilities across the country are struggling every day to keep Sars-CoV-2 out of their facilities. Due to the overwhelming number of infections that have occurred in facilities, infection prevention and control has catapulted to the forefront of The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s (CMS) agenda. By July 31, 2020, 100% of nursing homes will have a targeted infection control survey completed. Failure to meet the infection control standards during this survey will receive a civil monetary penalty of $5,000 to $15,000 based on the scope and prior infection control deficiencies.
This session will highlight two major facets affecting facility infection control:
The major gaps in hardware being used in nursing homes, and
How we as healthcare professionals can increase precautions to protect ourselves and others during our current crisis.
Ian has over 27 years of experience working in the healthcare technology field. He has personally visited over 1,000 long-term care facilities, affording him in-depth knowledge of, and expertise in, mobile computing within the clinical workflow around care management and medication management.
Jennifer Leatherbarrow, RN, BSN, RAC-CT, IPCO, QCP, CIC
Manager of Clinical Consulting at Richter
Jennifer is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science degree innursing. She is a Certified Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC-CT), Certified Infection Preventionist (IPCO), Certified QAPI Professional (QCP) and a Certified INTERACT Champion (CIC). Jennifer has a long tenure in healthcare, including over 20 years in the LTPAC sector, having served as a VP of Clinical Services, Corporate Reimbursement Nurse, DON, MDS Coordinator and Staff Development Coordinator. Jennifer has been a state and national level speaker, trainer and author with a focus on LTPAC communities.
