UPMC ALT Clinical Care Coordination and Discharge Planning Staff Education

February 28, 2023 to March 9, 2023

This education is being provided to UPMC employees who are transitioning to the new role of Discharge Planner to create a foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to perform successfully within this new role.

Target Audience

Nurse

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Clinical Care Coordination and Discharge Planning model
  • Compare the workflow from the current model to the Clinical Care Coordination model
  • State how to determine surrogate decision makers in accordance with state law
  • Identify steps to find next of kin Describe when to consider guardianship 
  • Identify levels of care for behavioral health
  • Identify when it’s appropriate to complete PA OPTIONS process
  • Understand what conditions will require a Level II assessment in PA
  • Describe the three main types of admission under a PA PASRR
  • Identify warning signs for suspected abuse and neglect
  • Understand abuse reporting requirements
  • Identify documentation requirements for child abuse reporting

Additional Information

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File Audience Disclosure.pptx410.67 KB
File ALT Topic 1 - Intro, Day in a Life, Decision Makers.pptx13.96 MB
File ALT Topic 2 - Level of Care, BH Auths, SharePoint Resources.pptx11.08 MB
File ALT Topic 3 - Vulnerable Populations, Abuse (1).pptx7.68 MB
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 3.00 ASWB
  • 3.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/21/2023
Course expires: 
04/30/2023
Event starts: 
02/28/2023 - 11:00am EST
Event ends: 
03/09/2023 - 3:00pm EST
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This education is being provided to UPMC employees who are transitioning to the new role of Discharge Planner to create a foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to perform successfully within this new role.

Teams
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Shana Smith, LCSW
Alexis Galanter
 


In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh 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. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 continuing education credits.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 3.0 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)

This program is offered for 3.0 hours of social work continuing education.

Other Health Care Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 3.00 ASWB
  • 3.00 Attendance
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