Course curriculum

This course prepares the Ambulatory Surgery facility staff to understand the requirements of the CMS Emergency Preparedness rules, as well as outlines how to prepare and respond to a natural or man-made emergency.

  • 1
    EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: RULES & PURPOSE
  • 2
    EMERGENCY PREPARATION DEFINITIONS
  • 3
    EMERGENCY PREPARATION GOALS
  • 4
    FOUR CORE ELEMENTS
  • 5
    PLANNING
  • 6
    EMERGENCY PLAN BLUEPRINT
  • 7
    ENSURING READINESS
  • 8
    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
  • CMS RULE: THE NEW MEDICARE REQUIREMENT THE CMS PURPOSE: WHY IS THERE A NEW REQUIREMENT?
  • DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATIONS OF EMERGENCIES: INTERNAL EMERGENCIES CLASSIFICATIONS OF EMERGENCIES: EXTERNAL EMERGENCIES EFFECTS OF DISASTERS
  • EMERGENCY PREPARATION GOALS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS: REQUIREMENTS
  • FOUR CORE ELEMENTS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
  • CREATING A PLAN CREATING A PLAN: HAZARDS CREATING A PLAN: CARE CREATING A PLAN: EQUIPMENT CREATING A PLAN: INTERRUPTION ASSUMPTIONS PREPAREDNESS PHASES
  • ALL HAZARDS APPROACH RISK BASED APPROACH HAZARD VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS PLAN ORGANIZE EQUIP EVALUATE IMPROVE
  • HOW TO ENSURE READINESS HOW TO TEST STEPS TO BEING PREPARED COMMUNICATION PLAN
  • HELPFUL LINKS END OF CLASS QUIZ

Pricing

In order to be compliant, training must be completed annually and a new completion certificate is required. We make it easy and affordable!

What you can expect

  • On-Line

    This class is 100% online and self-paced, which allows you to start and stop at any time and as often as necessary to accommodate your schedule.

  • Flexible

    The course can be taken on any device that has access to the Internet: Desktop computers - Laptop computers - Tablets - or even your Smartphone!

  • Convenient

    You can even start your class on one device and finish it later on another device. There is absolutely no cumbersome installation or complicated setup.

Other Benefits Include

  • Instant certificate upon completion of course requirements; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • No fail format. You will have unlimited chances to pass the required test.

  • Self-paced: start and stop the course as often as necessary to accommodate your schedule.

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