May 04, 2022 - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Emergency Management—2022 Joint Commission Standards Update

Location: Online

Registration Deadline: May 04, 2022

Overview

The Joint Commission recently updated its emergency management standards, responding to the CMS final rule on emergency preparedness, to ensure accredited health care organizations meet the needs of patients, residents, clients, and communities during emergency events and throughout recovery.

Effective July 1, 2022, new and revised emergency management (EM) chapter standards will be applicable to all Joint Commission–accredited hospitals and critical access hospitals. The Joint Commission undertook a thorough analysis and rewrite of the EM chapter. This webinar will provide an overview of those new and improved changes.

Marisa Voelkel, nurse and engineer for the Joint Commission’s standards interpretation group, will review the recent revisions and engage the audience in an open Q&A session.

Learning Objectives

Discuss the Joint Commission’s framework for an emergency management program
Explain the new EM chapter outline and new sections of the chapter
Identify EM standards that have been deleted and replaced with new standards
Review of applications for the new EM standards and how they affect your EM program and planning
Describe the requirement for greater delineation of leadership responsibilities

Faculty

Marisa Voelkel, BSN, MBA, CHSP, CHEP
Engineer, Department of Engineering
Standards Interpretation Group

Marisa Voelkel is an Engineer in the Standards Interpretation Group at The Joint Commission. In this role, she provides standards interpretation, reviews and processes survey reports, consults and provides educational programs for health care organizations and Life Safety Code Surveyors, and serves as faculty for educational programs throughout the U.S. She also supports the Environment of Care, Emergency Management and Life Safety chapters for all accreditation manuals for The Joint Commission.

Ms. Voelkel has more than 13 years of health care experience having held director level roles in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management in three multi-state healthcare systems. Primarily, she was responsible for regulatory compliance and process improvement for hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and clinics.

Ms. Voelkel is a licensed Registered Nurse in Wisconsin. She is also a Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP), a Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP), a Certified Hospital Emergency Manager (CHEC III) and a Board Certified Advanced Christian Life Coach (CACLC). She is a member of The Wisconsin Healthcare Engineers Association (WHEA), where she has been on the faculty of the Healthcare Construction Certification program and The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE).

Ms. Voelkel attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR; a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from St. John’s College of Nursing in Springfield, IL; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from William Woods University in Fulton, MO; and a Master of Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University.

Who Should Attend

This webinar will be of interest to emergency management personnel, accreditation directors, patient safety, and compliance officers.

Registration Information

Fee

HAP Member Rate—$99

Non-Member Rate—$199

Fee includes handout materials forwarded via email prior to the session.

Registration Cancellation Policy

No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after Apirl 27. There is a $25 administrative fee on all cancellations. Cancellations must be received in writing.

Questions

For registration information, or if you need special accommodations, please contact HAP Education Services at (717) 561-5270.