Upcoming Events
Managing COVID-19 Funds: Strategies for Tracking and Retention - Oct. 8
With federal funding unlocked due to COVID-19, determining how to use and retain the funds is just as important as complying with documentation requirements. This complimentary webinar will provide strategies to maximize funding from the following sources:
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act;
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Provider Relief Fund;
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program;
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Deferral of employer shares of federal payroll taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA);
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Payments for uncompensated COVID-19 care; and
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Payroll protection programs and others.
IHA and subject matter experts will share guidance on how to allocate and retain as much funding as possible while complying with related high-level reporting requirements.
Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment: A Model for Patient-Centered Care (Pt. 3)-Oct. 27
This is the final webinar in a three-part series.
Difficult conversations with patients and their families are at the center of Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). Compassionate and comprehensive dialogue can bolster advance planning and ensure the patients’ goals are met. The POLST program is designed to protect patient autonomy and ensure appropriate treatment for seriously ill patients, a key consideration in during the COVID-19 pandemic. A three-part webinar series co-hosted by IHA and POLST Illinois will unpack Illinois’ POLST program and demonstrate how hospitals and health systems can use the program to improve end-of-life care.
The 2020 POLST Illinois Committee—composed of academic, clinical and policy experts—will take you on a journey from the program’s inception in 2000 to today’s technological components. They’ll explore the power of the POLST form in honoring patients’ wishes, and essential communication techniques to allow patients to make informed POLST decisions. You’ll also learn how POLST differs from other legal healthcare directives.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask POLST experts questions and engage in an open discussion on the complexities of the POLST program.
CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation Made Easy 2021 (part 5 of 5)
Back by popular demand!
A visit from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) can be stressful if you’re not prepared. A five-part webinar series designed for hospitals and health systems will cover every section of the CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP) manual, tailored to specific hospital departments. Although CMS is conducting limited surveys, prior to COVID hospitals had seen a significant increase in survey activity. Visits are especially underway following a complaint or indication of immediate jeopardy. This program will review the most problematic standards and offer tips for a gap analysis to ensure compliance—and help you prepare for your next CMS visit.
This is the final webinar in the five-part series.
Maximizing Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Program Success (Part 4 of 4)
"Let’s Talk! “Open Office Hour” Webinar" is the final webinar in this four-part series.
A robust Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program goes a long way in helping patients manage this common condition. This four-part webinar series, co-sponsored by IHA, will outline steps to ensure a productive DSMES Program. A certified diabetes educator will share strategies to retain participants, obtain referrals from providers, and maximize insurance reimbursement and measures to support your DSME team.
Leadership Series: A Path Forward: Thriving in Rural Healthcare After COVID-19 – Aug. 19
High rates of chronic disease made for a perfect storm when COVID-19 hit rural America. Seeking solutions, a Colorado team of health experts interviewed rural health leaders and patients across their state. The result is a national toolkit and playbook, Re-Imagining Leadership: A Pathway for Rural Health to Thrive in a COVID-19 World, released last fall. In this session, you’ll hear real-life stories of empathy and community engagement from one of the playbook’s authors, Benjamin Anderson of the Colorado Health Association. His insight will empower healthcare leaders to coordinate efforts for healthier rural communities.
2021 IHA Leadership Summit – Sept. 23-24
After months of managing the pandemic, a crisis of unknowns, here’s what we know for sure: Financial recovery is a marathon, not a sprint. Patients want more flexible options for care delivery. Addressing health disparities and staff burnout can’t wait. And the welfare of our communities depends on viable healthcare providers.
At the 2021 IHA Leadership Summit, national experts will embolden your decision-making with strategies for post-COVID financial recovery, care expansion and proactive planning. Join us for one-and-a-half days of virtual programming on September 23-24.
See our brochure.
HCPro Medicare Boot Camp® Utilization Review Version – Oct. 14-15
IHA has partnered with industry leader HCPro to offer Medicare Boot Camp®– Utilization Review Version. This intensive two-day program focuses on Medicare rules and regulations related to patient status and the role of the utilization review (UR) Committee.
Participants will dive into the complex world of Medicare regulations through the boot camp’s nationally recognized curriculum. The course will provide a foundational understanding of Medicare regulations that are critical to attaining compliance and correct reimbursement. It will also address the significant changes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made in 2021 to the inpatient-only list and strategies for ongoing changes on auditing patient status.
Due to the rigorous nature of the course, the class size is limited to 35 participants.
Regional Hospital Leader Meeting: Northeast - Oct. 14
IHA’s Regional Hospital Leader Meetings are an important opportunity to provide feedback and help shape IHA’s advocacy agenda and ensure we are addressing the top issues facing your organization.
Led by IHA’s chair officers, the virtual meetings will lead off with a 2021 year in review and a look at the state’s political environment, followed by a discussion of our 2022 state advocacy agenda. Members can share feedback on two important issues that will be key to the success of our 2022 agenda: the Hospital Assessment Program and Nurse Staffing – Senate Bill 2153 implementation. We want to hear how these specific issues are impacting your organization and your thoughts on how we should address them during the coming year.
The agenda includes an open forum.
Regional Hospital Leader Meeting: Northwestern & Central IL - Oct. 15
IHA’s Regional Hospital Leader Meetings are an important opportunity to provide feedback and help shape IHA’s advocacy agenda and ensure we are addressing the top issues facing your organization.
Led by IHA’s chair officers, the virtual meetings will lead off with a 2021 year in review and a look at the state’s political environment, followed by a discussion of our 2022 state advocacy agenda. Members can share feedback on two important issues that will be key to the success of our 2022 agenda: the Hospital Assessment Program and Nurse Staffing – Senate Bill 2153 implementation. We want to hear how these specific issues are impacting your organization and your thoughts on how we should address them during the coming year.
The agenda includes an open forum.
2021 MAPS PSO Culture of Safety Workshop - Oct. 28
Open to members of MAPS, IHA and IAHQ
In a just culture, healthcare providers feel comfortable reporting errors. Leaders gather the facts and review processes before drawing conclusions. And, most importantly, the culture is more than a policy—it’s ingrained in the fabric of an organization. The 2021 MAPS PSO Culture of Safety Workshop will highlight strategies to boost leadership involvement and enhance communication to achieve a just culture and strengthen patient safety across the care continuum. You’ll hear from a nationally recognized nurse leader, patient and family engagement experts, and Illinois Association for Healthcare Quality (IAHQ) leadership on preventing harm and improving outcomes.
See our event flyer.
Regional Hospital Leader Meeting: Southern IL - Nov. 4
IHA’s Regional Hospital Leader Meetings are an important opportunity to provide feedback and help shape IHA’s advocacy agenda and ensure we are addressing the top issues facing your organization.
Led by IHA’s chair officers, the virtual meetings will lead off with a 2021 year in review and a look at the state’s political environment, followed by a discussion of our 2022 state advocacy agenda. Members can share feedback on two important issues that will be key to the success of our 2022 agenda: the Hospital Assessment Program and Nurse Staffing – Senate Bill 2153 implementation. We want to hear how these specific issues are impacting your organization and your thoughts on how we should address them during the coming year.
The agenda includes an open forum.
The Joint Commission Life Safety Standards - Dec. 7
This webinar will cover recent changes, areas of focus and trouble spots regarding the Joint Commission Life Safety Standards based on the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code – 2012 Edition. This presentation is also applicable to hospitals accredited by DNV Healthcare that enforces the same NFPA Life Safety Code. In addition, the presenter will review requirements regarding Interim Life Safety Measures, recent changes and areas of focus regarding the Life Safety Code Healthcare Occupancy requirements. This program is offered through the Louisiana Hospital Association.
2021 MAPS PSO Culture of Safety Workshop Day 2 - Dec. 8
The 2021 MAPS PSO Culture of Safety Workshop Day 2 — Aligning PSO Benefits with Your Organizational Strategy — will highlight strategies to boost involvement, enhance communication and maximize PSO operations to strengthen patient safety across the care continuum. Your PSO operational teams will gain functional strategies to optimize your MAPS membership benefits.
2023 Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation - Part 1: Nov. 30
With a focus on improving quality, equity and patient outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to modify the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals. Maintaining compliance can be challenging as the current manual for acute care hospitals, dated July 2023, consists of 559 pages of survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines. A five-part IHA webinar series will guide hospital leaders and staff through the manual to boost your compliance efforts. Lena Browning-Calloway, a seasoned accreditation professional, will lead the series, providing essential compliance strategies and resources specific to CMS’ State Operations Manual Appendix A. You’ll learn about recent revisions and common standards surveyors cite to strengthen internal processes and avoid costly fines.
The webinar series will explore these frequently cited requirements:
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Care in a safe setting (environmental safety, infection control, security)
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Nursing care plans
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Legibility requirements
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Necessary policies and procedures
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Nursing medication carts
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Informed consent
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History and physicals
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Verbal orders
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Medication administration
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Medication security
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Emergency preparedness
On the Record: How Word Choices Impact Revenue Collection: Dec. 4
The language used in hospital records, particularly word choice, can significantly impact your organization’s outstanding accounts receivable and collection efforts. An IHA webinar sponsored by The Law Offices of Stephenson, Acquisto & Colman will help hospital and health system personnel strengthen their documentation efforts and improve the effectiveness of litigation case appeals.
This event is sponsored by The Law Offices of Stephenson, Acquisto & Colman
Turning the Tides of Nursing: Recruitment & Retention: Dec. 5
While the pandemic led many nurses to retire, more recent issues such as workplace violence are contributing to a mounting shortage of nurses in Illinois hospitals and nationwide. The nursing shortages isn’t new, yet changes in employee expectations demand new solutions to recruitment and retention. In an IHA webinar sponsored by Medical Solutions, the company’s chief nursing officer will empower hospital leaders to select the strategies that best fit their organization and community. With new tools in hand, leaders can build their own sustainable pipeline of nurses, invest in employee development and foster a positive environment for nurses.
This event is sponsored by Medical Solutions.
2023 Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation - Part 2: Dec. 5
With a focus on improving quality, equity and patient outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to modify the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals. Maintaining compliance can be challenging as the current manual for acute care hospitals, dated July 2023, consists of 559 pages of survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines. A five-part IHA webinar series will guide hospital leaders and staff through the manual to boost your compliance efforts. Lena Browning-Calloway, a seasoned accreditation professional, will lead the series, providing essential compliance strategies and resources specific to CMS’ State Operations Manual Appendix A. You’ll learn about recent revisions and common standards surveyors cite to strengthen internal processes and avoid costly fines.
The webinar series will explore these frequently cited requirements:
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Care in a safe setting (environmental safety, infection control, security)
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Nursing care plans
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Legibility requirements
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Necessary policies and procedures
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Nursing medication carts
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Informed consent
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History and physicals
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Verbal orders
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Medication administration
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Medication security
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Emergency preparedness
2023 Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation - Part 3: Dec. 7
With a focus on improving quality, equity and patient outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to modify the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals. Maintaining compliance can be challenging as the current manual for acute care hospitals, dated July 2023, consists of 559 pages of survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines. A five-part IHA webinar series will guide hospital leaders and staff through the manual to boost your compliance efforts. Lena Browning-Calloway, a seasoned accreditation professional, will lead the series, providing essential compliance strategies and resources specific to CMS’ State Operations Manual Appendix A. You’ll learn about recent revisions and common standards surveyors cite to strengthen internal processes and avoid costly fines.
The webinar series will explore these frequently cited requirements:
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Care in a safe setting (environmental safety, infection control, security)
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Nursing care plans
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Legibility requirements
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Necessary policies and procedures
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Nursing medication carts
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Informed consent
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History and physicals
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Verbal orders
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Medication administration
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Medication security
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Emergency preparedness
Generative AI: Real-World Perspectives: Dec. 12
Introduced in the 1960s, generative artificial intelligence (AI) was first used in now ubiquitous chatbots. The technology has gained greater interest in recent years as advances have opened the door to new uses for AI. Generative AI can generate high-quality text, images and other content based—all based on data used to train the technology. In an IHA webinar sponsored by Suki AI, Dr. Jeremy Screws will discuss the impact some healthcare organizations have experienced in using generative AI. Dr. Screws, a champion of integrating new technologies in healthcare, will also address how interoperability with electronic health records (EHRs) can help retain staff and reduce administrative burden.
This event is sponsored by Suki AI
2023 Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation - Part 4: Dec. 12
With a focus on improving quality, equity and patient outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to modify the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals. Maintaining compliance can be challenging as the current manual for acute care hospitals, dated July 2023, consists of 559 pages of survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines. A five-part IHA webinar series will guide hospital leaders and staff through the manual to boost your compliance efforts. Lena Browning-Calloway, a seasoned accreditation professional, will lead the series, providing essential compliance strategies and resources specific to CMS’ State Operations Manual Appendix A. You’ll learn about recent revisions and common standards surveyors cite to strengthen internal processes and avoid costly fines.
The webinar series will explore these frequently cited requirements:
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Care in a safe setting (environmental safety, infection control, security)
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Nursing care plans
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Legibility requirements
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Necessary policies and procedures
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Nursing medication carts
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Informed consent
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History and physicals
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Verbal orders
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Medication administration
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Medication security
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Emergency preparedness
2023 Acute Care Hospital Conditions of Participation - Part 5: Dec. 14
With a focus on improving quality, equity and patient outcomes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to modify the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals. Maintaining compliance can be challenging as the current manual for acute care hospitals, dated July 2023, consists of 559 pages of survey protocols, regulations and interpretive guidelines. A five-part IHA webinar series will guide hospital leaders and staff through the manual to boost your compliance efforts. Lena Browning-Calloway, a seasoned accreditation professional, will lead the series, providing essential compliance strategies and resources specific to CMS’ State Operations Manual Appendix A. You’ll learn about recent revisions and common standards surveyors cite to strengthen internal processes and avoid costly fines.
The webinar series will explore these frequently cited requirements:
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Care in a safe setting (environmental safety, infection control, security)
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Nursing care plans
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Legibility requirements
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Necessary policies and procedures
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Nursing medication carts
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Informed consent
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History and physicals
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Verbal orders
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Medication administration
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Medication security
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Emergency preparedness
Empowering Rural Hospital Leaders: Best Practices for Growth: March 26
Webinar 1: Top Issues and Big Decisions: Act Today to Create Tomorrow
Sponsored by Medical Solutions
From the Apple Watch to staff shortages, this interactive session will cover the top external and internal issues facing small and rural hospital leaders. You’ll learn strategies to inspire yourself, other leaders and your staff as you gain insights into outside competitors like Amazon and CVS while learning to shape healthcare services for real growth. You’ll also walk away emboldened to make big decisions the right way, effecting positive change in your organization and community.
Taking Care of Board Business: A Plan for Successful Board Succession: March 28
Board succession planning is a critical strategic process that ensures a seamless governance leadership transition. As hospital and health system boards deal with complex and changing issues, a seamless transition helps position the board and healthcare organization for success. This program will guide hospital and health system leaders in the strategic nuances of board succession planning and equip them with practical tools and insights essential for effective implementation.
IHA’s Hospital Advocacy Day: May 8
Over the next several weeks and months, the Illinois General Assembly will be focusing on issues of critical concern to the hospital community, including Medicaid managed care, mandatory nurse staffing ratios and the state budget/Medicaid funding. How these issues will be resolved hinges on our collective effectiveness in reaching legislators with our key messages and our strong, unified voice.
As part of our ongoing advocacy efforts, IHA will hold a special Hospital Advocacy Day in Springfield on Wednesday, May 8. Hospital Advocacy Day is a great opportunity for you to meet face-to-face with your legislators.
If you can attend, RSVP by April 19 by clicking here so IHA can arrange meetings with your legislators. For scheduling purposes, please indicate in the RSVP form which state legislators you would like to meet with and the order of your preference.
IHA will hold a briefing for hospital CEOs and other hospital leaders at 7:30 am on May 8 at The President Abraham Lincoln Springfield DoubleTree Hotel (701 E. Adams Street, Springfield). A block of rooms have been held at the DoubleTree at this link. Guests have until April 16 to confirm guest rooms.
Empowering Rural Hospital Leaders: Best Practices for Growth: May 14
Webinar 2: Empowering Your Middle Managers to Make Miracles Happen
Sponsored by HealthCare Association Credit Union
Want to accelerate innovation and improvement in your hospital? Tap your middle managers. As the “connectors” between staff and leadership, managers are uniquely positioned to tie hospital priorities to daily activities. Hospital CEOs and C-Suite leaders are essential to the equation. By providing the right support, you’ll produce managers who are more engaged, more empowered and, ultimately, more effective. This interactive session will explore how championing your managers can result in better outcomes and organizational performance.
Empowering Rural Hospital Leaders: Best Practices for Growth: Aug. 20
Webinar 3: How to Build a Business Plan for Hospital Growth
Sponsored by Montrose Behavioral Health
Growing or starting a new service can be key to a rural hospital’s financial viability. Learn how to start the process with a business plan. This interactive session will dive into the essential components of a business plan focused on hospital growth. You’ll hear where to find new ideas; the “what” and “why” of a business plan; your first filters for any idea; how to learn about your customers and your competition; how to craft a strong marketing plan; and how to forecast financial results.
Empowering Rural Hospital Leaders: Best Practices for Growth: Nov. 19
Webinar 4: Do Well While You Do Good: Strengthening Rural Hospital Boards
Sponsored by Optum
Hospital trustees are hospital leaders, aligned with the mission and committed to the organization’s success. Yet, management and governance roles must be kept separate to meet external requirements and achieve organizational goals. Learn more in this interactive session focused on best practices for a hospital board’s structure and responsibilities. You’ll also hear case studies of challenging situations hospital boards have faced, so your trustees can prepare for and provide guidance on any issue that arises.