Handy Method for QAPI in Food Safety & Sanitation
Policies & Procedures and Training are not enough to Prevent Foodborne Illness.
The Handy Method is a comprehensive process for quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) in food and dietary services. The CMS Survey and requirements for food and dietary services in hospitals and nursing facilities have changed – Are you aware of what surveyors will be evaluating? Can you demonstrate that you have an outcome-oriented process for quality measures and prevention of foodborne illness to avoid CMS deficiencies? As a Registered Dietitian, Food Service Director, or Infection Control Officer/Preventionist, you can’t be everywhere to ensure that your staff is following your approved policies & procedures every time. With the Handy Method, you can implement a process that is always working to improve patient safety and meet the regulatory requirements.
Learn More About QAPI in Food Safety & Sanitation QAPI for Resident Centered Nutrition
Has your facility’s Interdisciplinary Team effectively established guidance/policies for resident rights and choice based upon standards for elderly care?
Do you know your facility’s responsibility to the resident when their choice is in conflict with regulations for “good care?”
Comprehensive online training program that examines culture change in dining and resident centered nutrition intended for the Interdisciplinary Team, including Registered Dietitians, Dietary Managers, Nursing Leadership, Medical Director, and others. The program includes a detailed evaluation of the CMS regulatory requirements for F 325 Maintaining Nutritional Status and revised Quality of Life, and for F 240-246 Dignity, Self Determination, Autonomy, and Resident Rights. The program also introduces the "New Dining Practice Standards" released 9/7/2011 from the CMS/Pioneer Network Task Force (Linda Handy participated on this Task Force).
Long-term Care QAPI & Value-based Purchasing Dashboard
Excellence in Healthcare’s QAPInsight & Comparative Dashboard application allows management and administration access to real-time QAPI program information for all departments, in all locations. The comparative dashboard analyzes the real-time QAPI data and published quality data to provide facilities a forecast of value-based purchasing and other CMS incentive payment programs.