The most frequently cited F-Tag in standard nursing facility health
inspection surveys under the new survey process is F880 – Infection Prevention
& Control. Since November 2017 when the new survey process began, more than
one-third of surveys conducted across the nation have included a F880 Infection
Prevention & Control citation.
AHCA’s Infection Preventionist Specialized Training
(IPCO) program is specially designed to
prepare individuals to effectively implement and manage an Infection Prevention
& Control program in skilled nursing centers. It addresses both clinical
and organizational systems, processes and cultural aspects of infection
prevention and control which are fundamental to effectively leading and
administering a center’s Infection Prevention & Control program.
AHCA’s course is an online,
self-study program with 23 hours of training that meets the educational
requirements outlined by CMS. It includes online lectures, case studies and
interactive components taught by subject matter experts who have real life
experience working in long term/post-acute care. The AHCA program gets
rave reviews with 97 percent of health care professionals who have completed
the course recommending IPCO to their colleagues.
The course addresses
both clinical and organizational systems, processes and cultural aspects of
infection prevention and control that are fundamental to effectively leading
and administering successful infection prevention and control programs and
antibiotic stewardship programs. Upon
successful completion of this program, participants will receive certificates
including 23 ANCC contact hours.
The training
course registration fee is $450 for AHCA/NCAL members and $650 for non-members.
There are no refunds and no transfers. Payment and registration must be
made online in ahcancalED . The IPCO
course can be accessed here
or at: https://educate.ahcancal.org/p/ipco.
Discounted group purchase rates are available for groups of 25
or more. Those interested in making a group purchase should email AHCA at educate@ahca.org.
To access ahcancalED
and the IPCO course, members
will need to login with their AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords. For assistance
obtaining AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords, please e-mail update@ahca.org with your name and facility
contact information.
Avoid the F880 tag. Prepare your center and staff now for success
in infection prevention and control under the new survey process: Register for
IPCO!
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