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Legal and Regulatory Issues in Wound Care -Avoid Wound Issues and Keep Yourself Out of Court by Heidi Huddleston Cross,
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Faculty:: Heidi Huddleston Cross
Duration:: Full Day
Format:: Audio and Video
Copyright:: Oct 18, 2016

Description

Lawsuits related to wounds, and especially pressure ulcers, are increasingly common in both acute and long-term care settings, with judgments as high as $312 million in a single case. It can be terrifying to be notified that your facility has been sued, and even more so if you personally are named in a lawsuit. What can you and your facility do to protect yourselves? What do you need to know to ensure that you are meeting standards related to wound care? What assessments and documentations are necessary to stay out of court? What regulations and statutes do you need to be aware of? What measures can you take to make certain that you have the most legally-defensible wound care program?

Wound care gone badly is one of the most prevalent themes in healthcare today, in addition to being very costly. This course will provide many of the answers to help keep patients from suing, keep lawyers and regulatory bodies at bay, and hopefully keep you and your facility out of court.

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Outline

Introduction

Basics of the U.S. legal system
Why do people sue?
Chronic wounds (especially pressure ulcers) – why are they such a hot topic?
Negligence
Definition of adverse events
Standards of Care – where do we find them?
The economic, professional, and personal impacts of litigation

Regulatory Issues and How They Affect Your Wound Care Practice

Federal statutes and regulations
Hospital Acquired Conditions and Never Events – can we really always avoid them?
Those dreaded Department of Health and Joint Commission surveys
Code of Federal Regulations – Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities
State Practice Acts and practicing within your scope

Assessment Essentials

Risk assessment
Patient assessment
Wound assessment
Nutrition assessment
Mobility assessment

Legally Defensible Documentation

What MUST be in the record to effectively defend yourself and your institution
The 5 Cs of effective documentation
Pitfalls to avoid
Electronic Health Records: a boon or a bust when it comes to wound documentation?

Communication Essentials

With the patient
With the family
With the physician
Multidisciplinary involvement and communication

Sticky Situations in Wound Care: Helpful Hints to Minimize Your Legal Risk

Pain management – Avoiding a “Pain and suffering” allegation
Nutritional allegations – Delay or failure to provide appropriate nutritional interventions
Policies and procedures – can make or break your defense
Staffing levels and competency
Wound photography – pro’s and con’s and guidelines
Malpractice insurance – is it necessary for nurses?

Issues with Select Types of Wounds

Pressure ulcers – avoidable versus unavoidable
Arterial ulcers
Diabetic ulcers
Know the etiology: dangers in failing to correctly diagnose and treat

You Make The Call

Case studies and scenarios

Faculty

Heidi Huddleston Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWOCN Related seminars and products: 6

Heidi H. Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, is a board-certified Wound and Ostomy Nurse and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner in Syracuse, NY. She has extensive experience caring for wound and ostomy patients in acute care, as well as in long term care facilities. Currently, she is employed by CNY Surgical Physicians consulting for nursing homes in the Syracuse area, and has her own independent practice as an expert witness for plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Ms. Cross is a member of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, and the American Nurses Association. She has served on numerous committees related to wound and ostomy care, including as chair of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board examination committee, the credential and review committee, and the marketing committee. For the Wound and Ostomy Nurses Society, she is the co-chair of the National Conference Planning Committee ostomy track, has done peer review for the Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN), and was the recipient of a grant from the Center for Clinical Investigation Research. She participated in developing the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in 2014.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Heidi Huddleston Cross receives an honorarium and consulting fee from Molnlycke. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Heidi Huddleston Cross is a member of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.

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