Swing Bed Foundations: Laying the Groundwork

Course overview

CAH and PPS swing bed programs must understand the reason behind the initiation of swing beds and the reliance on understanding skilled nursing regulations to operate and financially manage the program. This first course provides historical, operational, regulatory, and management basics to review, both by existing SWB programs and those thinking about initiating swing bed services. Suggested audience: COOs, CNOs, CQOs, CFOs, Administrators, Case Managers, Therapy and Nursing If you have any questions regarding this course, please contact hthtech@hometownhealthonline.com. Upon completion of this presentation, you should be able to: - Describe the history of and reason for swing beds. - Recall swing bed basic operations and program management. - Identify considerations for building, rebuilding, starting or restarting a swing bed program. Learning Outcomes Standard: Based upon Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Swing Bed Providers guidelines, and hospital based skilled nursing and swing bed program best practices. Learning Outcome Conditions: As an IACET Authorized Provider, HomeTown Health, LLC offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. HomeTown Health, LLC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU for this program. A full list of approved IACET organizations can be found on www.iacet.org. In order to receive 0.1 CEU credit/1 credit hour for this course, you must: - Complete course in its entirety. - Complete course within 30 days. - Pass all assessments with an 80% or better. - Complete Online Course Evaluation. Handouts provided in the Digital Library. Definitions for course terms are included in the HTHU GLOSSARY.