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PRESS RELEASE |
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Contact: David Rosenthal |
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Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. |
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(516)
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dmr@hccsonline.com |
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PATIENT SAFETY, MEDICATION ERRORS & BIOTERRORISM ONLINE
COURSES RELEASED BY HCCS |
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Multimedia scenarios, designed for ALL staff members |
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Online demo available |
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Video scenarios and interactive exercises, automatically updated |
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Available as individual courses or part of new Joint Commission course
suite |
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http://www.hccs.com |
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JERICHO NY USA -- APRIL 12 2004 -- Health Care Compliance
Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) the leading provider of online multimedia compliance
education for hospitals and healthcare facilities, today announced the release
of three new video/audio/interactive courses in the HCCS Joint Commission Compliance
Learning Suite.
The online courses are designed for organizations with large staffs to
educate all employees on patient safety, reducing medication errors and
preparations for bioterrorism and other disasters.
"Safety procedures and preparedness have never been under more scrutiny then
they are at this time," says Mitchell Diamond, President of HCCS. "Any
organizational quality review must include a focus on these critical areas.
These new courses are designed to quickly and effectively educate every staff
member on vital information." |
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THREE COMPREHENSIVE COURSES: |
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Each course provides general and detailed information on the
standards and how to implement them within an organization. The courses are
quick and easy to rollout and provide full administrative reporting. The three
courses are: |
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PATIENT SAFETY ONLINE COURSEWARE: |
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TOPICS: 2004 National Patient Safety Goals and
tips for complying, sentinel events, processes for reporting and analyzing
medical errors, establishing patient safety plans and procedures, handling
specific patient safety risk areas, and much more. |
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REDUCING MEDICATION ERRORS ONLINE COURSEWARE: |
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TOPICS: Review of common types of medication
errors, recommendations for reducing medication errors, role of nurses in
medication error prevention, 3 critical questions to ask patients, list of 20
tips to reduce medication errors, and much more. |
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BIOTERRORISM & DISASTER PREPARATIONS ONLINE COURSEWARE: |
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TOPICS: Environment of care and how that is
affected by disasters, review of changes to standards as a result of 9/11,
requirement for a disaster/emergency plan, requirements for disaster drills,
roles and responsibilities during a disaster, steps for responding to
disasters, and much more. |
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DEMO AVAILABLE ONLINE:
Qualified health care
organizations can receive a demonstration login at:
http://register.hccs.com/info_requests/frm_request.asp
http://www.hccs.com |
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Joint Commission STANDARDS ARE INCLUSIVE: |
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Patient safety, reducing medication errors and bioterrorism
and disaster preparation are among the central issues addressed by the new
Joint Commission survey process. The new Joint Commission standards are far reaching and apply to
more than just physicians and nurses. They include everyone in the
healthcare organization that has direct or indirect contact with patients.
In addition, they are all major, national quality care initiatives, whether
or not Joint Commission accreditation is being sought. |
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Joint Commission COMPLIANCE SUITE |
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These three new courses are part of the larger HCCS Joint Commission
Compliance Learning Suite of 10 courses. Created by Joint Commission specialists and
experts in interactive education, the HCCS Joint Commission Compliance Suite explains
Joint Commission accreditation, survey standards and procedures. It does so through a
series of entertaining, concise and easy to follow courses.
The suite
consists of 10 new online multimedia courses that address the newest Joint Commission
standards. Each will be automatically updated as the standards and
procedures change. Like all HCCS courses, these new courses provide for
job-function specific learning. |
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FULL REPORTING: |
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Detailed management reports are available on a
password-protected website, providing performance and completion information
on every individual within the organization. Continuing education credits
and completion certificates are also available.
HCCS courseware is
currently in use at hundreds of hospitals and health care facilities, with
over 600,000 registered users. Prestigious organizations including the
Greater New York Hospital Association, Texas Hospital Association, Oregon
Medical Association and The American Academy of Ophthalmology have endorsed
HCCS courseware and represent it to their members.
Other HCCS courseware titles include "Fraud Awareness: Professional
Compliance," "Fraud Awareness: Corporate Compliance," "HIPAA Compliance" and
the new "Research Compliance Suite." |
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: |
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For additional information about hccs or to request a
demonstration, visit its website at:
http://www.hccs.com/ |
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or phone: 877-933-4227 |
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David M. Rosenthal |
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Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. |
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30 Executive Plaza, Suite 400C |
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Jericho NY USA 11753 |
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(516)
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(516) 478-6773 fax |
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dmr@hccsonline.com |
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http://www.hccs.com |
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Please forward this news announcement to friends/colleagues who
may find it useful. |
