On March 29, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch a new initiative aimed at improving behavioral health and safeguarding nursing home residents....FOR MORE CLICK TITLE... from unnecessary antipsychotic drug use. CMS will launch this new initiative with a 1-hour video streaming event on March 29, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern.
As part of the initiative, CMS is developing a national action plan that will use a multidimensional approach including:
The action plan will be targeted at enhancing person-centered care for nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia-related behaviors. Video-streaming informationThis program will be available for viewing up to one year following March 29, 2012, at SurveyorTraining.cms.hhs.gov. This event is open to the public. Goals for the video-streaming eventCMS will provide an overview of the national initiative, resources for technical assistance, and plans for upcoming educational offerings on this topic. HandoutsHandouts for this broadcast are available at: SurveyorTraining.cms.hhs.gov. DiscussionJoin the following experts in the introduction of this national initiative, discussion of behavioral health opportunities and the announcement of upcoming training sessions:
Target AudienceState Survey Agencies, residents and family members, nursing home staff, clinicians, providers, advocates, CMS Regional Offices, and others (Non-Mandatory) Registration and Viewing InstructionsRegister today at http://surveyortraining.cms.hhs.gov.
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