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This On Demand Harmony Healthcare International, Inc. (HHI) Requirements of
Participation (RoP) Communication Training (F941) session provides attendees with
instruction on the rationale of why CMS mandated communication training for all staff by October 23rd, 2022.
This session progresses into methods to improve effective communication, strategies to
overcome barriers of communication along with a review of the components and types of communication health care professionals use for the identification of resident physical,
mental, psychosocial and medical status changes. The session additionally discusses
the top six basic communications skills, areas of skills development and the 10 primary
objectives of communication.
Recommended Audience
All Staff, Owners, Operators, Compliance Officers, CEO, CFO, Administrators, Nursing
Management, Rehabilitation Management, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists,
Speech-Language Pathologists, Nurses, Reimbursement Coordinators, Business Office
Managers, Risk Managers, Safety Officers, and IT Personnel.
Goals
This program trains all nursing home staff, particularly direct care staff, to understand the
importance of identifying and effectively communicating changes in a resident's condition
to:
- Improve patient safety,
- Create a more person-centered environment, and
- Reduce the number of adverse events or other resident complications.
Learning Outcomes
- Learner to state three reasons CMS has mandated communication training.
- Learner to state three barriers in the communication process.
- Learner to identify two methods to improve verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Learner to define active listening.
- Leaner to define the communication process.
Contact Hours
- NAB: 1.25
- ANCC: 1.25
Agenda
- Goals Mandatory Communication Training.
- Barriers in Communication Process.
- Components of Communication.
- Types of Communication.
- Communication Skills and Development.
- Primary Objectives of Communication.
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication.
- Active Listening.