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Session 27 | Managing Accidents and Incidents: Using a Clinical Risk Approach
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Type/Topic: Clinical/Person-Centered Care Practices
Session Summary
Managing accidents and incidents is part of a strong risk management program. Using a clinical risk management approach will strengthen how your team’s focus on reducing and minimizing these occurrences will cause a positive effect. This session will focus on three components: understanding the requirements and intent of CMS, clinical risk considerations and steps to an effective program to help reduce and minimize accidents and incidents.
Presenters
Robin A. Bleier
President | RB Health Partners, Inc.
About the Presenter
Robin A. Bleier RN, HCRM, LNC , has 40 years of health care experience, 30 of which in long term care. Robin's passion is teaching and training with a focus on risk management as a means to help improve quality and resident outcomes while increasing long term care professional's work satisfaction. Robin worked as a nursing assistant, LPN, RN, DON, regional nurse, CCO, and COO. She now owns and operates RB Health Partners, Inc. (RBHPs) a long term care consultancy firm for the past 20 years. RBHPs employs an interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts and consultants to support long term care providers meet their quality improvement goals.
Kimberly Broom
Director of Clinical & Risk Management | Florida Health Care Association
About the Presenter
Kim Broom been a Registered Nurse for 35 years with 22 of the years in long term care as a Director of Nursing, Regional Nurse Consultant and other rolls. She is a risk manager and for six years was the administrator of a 68-bed assisted living center with an Extended Congregate Care license. She came to FHCA in May of 2017 and is the liaison to Senior Clinicians Council, Risk Compliance Council and the FCAL Committee.