Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is required to address facility deficiencies. However, QAPI can be leveraged to prevent deficiencies, address issues before they are problems, and make improvements to a facility. An effective QAPI program can improve the care and services your facility provides. This course discusses the five elements of QAPI as well as the basic concepts and principles. It also describes how to effectively use QAPI in your facility. This course provides healthcare professionals in post-acute care settings with education on how to implement a QAPI program in their facility.
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is required to address facility deficiencies. However, QAPI can be leveraged to prevent deficiencies, address issues before they are problems, and make improvements to a facility. An effective QAPI program can improve the care and services your facility provides. This course discusses the five elements of QAPI as well as the basic concepts and principles. It also describes how to effectively use QAPI in your facility. This course provides healthcare professionals in post-acute care settings with education on how to implement a QAPI program in their facility.
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC 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.
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 General continuing education credits.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
This educational offering is approved by the California Nursing Home Administrator Program (NHAP) for full credit as a course relating directly to duties, functions, or responsibilities of the nursing home administrator. Provider # CEP 1701; Course Approval # 1701001-9356. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
Kansas State Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Louisiana State Board Of Medical Examiners - Midwifery (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.0000 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
New Hampshire Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
New Mexico Certified Nurse Midwives and Licensed Midwives (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Relias, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.00 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
This course is approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services - Group Care Licensure Section (NC-DHHS)
Program Sponsor ID #032316
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Provider #RSX091903 (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
South Carolina Board of Long-Term Health Care Administration (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
Learning activity approved by the Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Health Licensure and Regulation as continuing education for Residential Homes for the Aged and Assisted Care Living Facility administrators. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
West Virginia Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Wyoming Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Outline:
Section 1: QAPI Concepts and Requirements
Suncoast Meadows
Defining QAPI
QAPI Committees
Five Elements of QAPI
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Leveraging QAPI In Your Facility
Putting Your QAPI Program Into Action
Starting a PIP
The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle
Suncoast Meadows – The Resident Concierge
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Annette Brownlee, BSN, RN is an SME Writer for the Post-Acute Care team. She has a Bachelor of Arts in advertising from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Northern Colorado. Annette has worked in skilled nursing and home health. Her most recent experience includes being a Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Preventionist.
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