Quality and Patient Safety for Aspiring IP Leaders Series: Create a Revenue Generating Infection Control Program
Recorded On: 08/07/2024
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CE: 1 / IPU: 1
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 @ 1 pm ET
Mary Cole RN, MS, CNRN, CCRN, SCRN, CIC and Melissa Galloway LPN
Long term care leaders struggle with low reimbursement and excessive regulatory demand. One such regulation is the administration of vaccinations. A facility's overall performance is influenced partially by whether any of three different vaccinations were provided to residents. These three vaccinations are a few of several independent quality indicators on which a facility's star rating is based. With the infection preventionist coordinating the vaccination process in collaboration with individual nurse managers, our facility has been able to simultaneously improve quality scores, protect our residents, and capture all potential revenues. In turn our infection prevention program is revenue generating.
Continuing Education (CE) Credit:
In support of improving patient care, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nursing:
- APIC designates this activity for 1 Nursing Contact Hours
Physicians:
- APIC designates this live course activity for a maximum of 1 PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IPUs
- APIC designates this activity for 1 infection prevention unit(s).
- For more information, please see https://www.cbic.org/CBIC/Recertify/Recertification-by-Continuing-Education.htm
Mary Cole RN, MS, CNRN, CCRN, SCRN, CIC
infection control specialist / project manager
Highlands at Brighton
Mary Cole has more than 30 years of nursing experience within the University of Rochester Medical System in critical care and long-term care. Mary is currently the infection control specialist / project manager at the Highlands at Brighton, a 145 bed skilled nursing facility in Brighton, NY. She has worked at the Highlands at Brighton in various capacities for over 20 years.
Mary is actively involved with APIC through service on the local chapter board and the national member services committee. She strives to help shape the future of infection prevention in long-term care. She is actively involved in bringing research initiatives and advancing technology in long-term care settings through collaboration with professional societies and industry.
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