Webinar Replay:
Reviewing the CMS IGs for Emergency Preparedness

Speakers: Eric Chetwynd, General Manager and Lisa Johnson, Senior Program Manager

This complimentary webinar replay reviews Appendix Z, Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Interpretive Guidelines (IGs) and Survey Procedures.  We, like you, have been combing through the IGs and how it impacts the communication requirements for emergency preparedness.  We will review communication plans for: 

  • Hospital staff, contractors, and volunteers
  • Working with outside agencies such as public health officials, law enforcement, and vendors to your facility
  • Working with families of patients and how and when they should be contacted
  • Maintaining HIPAA-compliance 
  • The breakdown of compliance by type of healthcare facility 
  • Multi-modal forms of communication and what CMS expects at your facility
  • How communication changes before, during and after an incident
  • How to log and report incidents to ensure accreditation through both CMS and the Joint Commission 
Now that the IGs are published, we are getting many requests for information from hospital emergency responders. This webinar is designed as a cross-check to what you're already doing to reach compliance by the November deadline. 

Register for the webinar replay:

Lisa Johnson
Eric Chetwynd