Emergency Operations Plan - Are You Ready? (rev 2026)
Video Training
Category: CMS Regulatory Compliance
Title: Emergency Operations Plan - Are You Ready?;
Presenter: Cathy Montgomery, RN, President of Excellentia Advisory Group
Cathy has over 20 years of experience in healthcare services management. During her position as Regional Manager for Barnes Hospital, Cathy oversaw several physician practices. As Regional Administrator for Novamed, she oversaw operations of the physician practices, as well as the ambulatory surgery centers and optical shops in the Metro St. Louis and Illinois areas. Cathy founded Excellentia Advisory Group in 2009 and since then has provided regulatory compliance consultation, training and other services to over 2000 surgery centers across the United States. Cathy is also an ambulatory surgery center surveyor for AAAASF. Cathy does numerous public speaking engagements on ASC regulatory compliance at multiple State ASC Associations and national conferences.
DESCRIPTION: The Emergency Operations Plan.
Description: Cathy will be presenting all aspects of the emergency preparedness plan law that started in 2017 with updates since then. The objectives to be met are:
This session is dedicated to creating your Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, Policies & Procedures and Emergency Operations Plan for your ambulatory surgery center to satisfy CMS's Emergency Preparedness Rule.
Viewing time: 67 minutes; This presentation is worth 1 Contact Hour of continuing Education1
“This program is approved for 1 hour of AEU credit by BASC Provider #0707.” Category: Regulatory & Legal
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2. Appendix Z
5. Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Tool
6. HIPAA Disclosure Decision Tree
7. Utilities Failures in Healthcare
Policy Templates
2. Bomb Threat
5. Interruption of Water Service
1Once you and any/all staff have reviewed this presentation, proceed below to take our quiz to be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation worth 1.0 Credit Hours of continuing education.
* Excellentia Advisory Group LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 15481: Issue Date: 4/6/2010;
“This program is approved for 1 hour of AEU credit by BASC Provider #0707.” Category: Regulatory & Legal
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