Updates to the CMS Emergency Management Rules - The Journey Continues

The CMS Emergency Management Rule, effective November 2017 for the 11 categories of covered providers, sets national preparedness requirements for natural and man-made disasters and coordination with federal, state, tribal, regional and local systems. It focuses on safeguarding people, maintaining business continuity and protecting physical resources.

This 60-minute webinar reviews the rule's scope and the updates made since, including the focus on senior leadership's role.

All-hazards planning must now include emerging infectious diseases such as influenza, Zika and Ebola, which can change protocols for early identification, isolation, PPE, infectious waste and staff education. The session also covers alternate power and portable generators, medication storage, tracking displaced patients, alternate care sites and 1135 waivers, succession planning and continuity of operations.

• Describe the key updates to the CMS Emergency Management Rule
• List implementation strategies for succession planning and continuity of operations
• Discuss the challenges of adding emerging infectious diseases to all-hazards planning
• Detail the requirements for medication storage and emergency power
• Review senior leadership's roles in overseeing emergency management
• Identify key online resources

• Scope of the CMS Emergency Management Rule and its updates
• The three essentials: safeguarding human resources, business continuity and physical resources
• Adding emerging infectious diseases to all-hazards planning
• Early identification, isolation and PPE protocols
• Alternate sources of power and portable generators
• Medication storage and temperature management
• Tracking displaced patients
• Care at alternate sites and 1135 waiver requirements
• Succession planning and continuity of operations
• Senior leadership's role in emergency management
• Key online resources

Updates to the CMS requirements touch areas that many existing plans do not cover. This session helps healthcare organizations close those gaps and meet the requirements for leadership oversight.

It suits senior healthcare leaders responsible for emergency management, clinical and non-clinical facilities leaders, emergency managers, safety directors, accreditation specialists and system leadership.

• Healthcare Leadership/ Senior Leadership responsible for Emergency Management
• Facilities leadership, clinical and non-clinical
• Emergency managers
• Safety directors/managers
• Accreditation Specialists
• System/Divisional Leadership

Marge McFarlane, Ph.D., MT (ASCP), CHFM, CJCP, CHSP, HEM, MEP, brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in the environment of care, life safety, emergency management and infection prevention for construction. Merge has authored handbooks on the GHS update to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard and OSHA training for Medical Facilities. She is a frequent presenter for seminars, regional conferences, and audio conferences on OSHA topics, infection prevention, and hazardous materials/RCRA waste streams and emergency management. She is currently working with healthcare systems and clinics nationally to identify and mitigate risks in the physical environment.

McFarlane holds a Ph.D. in Safety Engineering and master’s degrees in Environmental and Public Health (ENPH) from the UW – Eau Claire and Risk Control from the UW–Stout. She is a member of the Wisconsin Healthcare Engineering Association (WHEA) Code Committee, the American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) and the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). She is a FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner and has served as a healthcare subject matter expert for regional, state and national exercises.