Welcome to the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network, Compliance and Coronavirus. As the Voice of Compliance, I wanted to start a podcast which will help to bring both clarity and sanity to the compliance practitioner and compliance profession during this worldwide health and healthcare crisis. In this episode, I visit with Deb Waugh Director of Assessment Services for AMI. Deb oversees the evaluation, monitoring and education of healthcare professionals whose patient care documentation/care is not consistent with current guidelines and regulations.
Some of the topics include:
- What are the top 3 challenges of health care professionals you are working with as we move into Q3 and Q4 of this year?
- Do you anticipate they will change in 2021?
- How have these challenges impacted your oversight and monitorship work?
- Increased compassion for the issues faced by clients
- Death from Covid-19 is real, you cannot let your guard down.
- Always maintain compassion for yourself, your patients or clients. Patience. Keep the baseline work of addressing their monitoring requirements as a priority.
Resources
- Continuing education is beginning to offer courses to help navigate the professional challenges of Covid-19.
- Some healthcare providers physicians may have a state-based program, peer assistance program – call your state association to find out.
- CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mental-health-healthcare.html
- Mental Health America – https://www.mhanational.org/ Has good considerations to keep in mind to take care of yourself.
- For more information on Affiliated Monitors, Inc. check out their website here.
