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Registration WILL CLOSE: 08/08/2022 AT 5PM

**NEW VENUE- PARKING WILL BE VALIDATED**

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

As Facility Managers and Hospital Safety Officers we spend a lot of our time preparing for accreditation surveys from organizations such as Joint Commission, DNV and the like but how much time do we spend thinking and preparing for CMS audits and validation surveys? CMS just announced that it is going to restart its validation redesign pilot for 2022. This will increase the chances of Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Ambulatory Surgical Centers receiving a validation survey. Which ultimately means that when our accreditation organization comes and leaves, an even bigger and tougher survey could be just over the horizon. In this session, Mike Jones and Ruben Garcia will share their experiences with full CMS validation surveys and their lessons learned. As well as recommendations for how to prepare and successfully handle a CMS visit.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Michael Jones, CHSP, CHCM, CSSGB - Common Spirit Health

Mike Jones is currently leading a team of Environmental, Health and Safety professionals with responsibility for Workplace Safety, Environment of Care, Life Safety, Construction Safety, Environmental Protection, and Emergency Management for over 12,000 employees at 17 Acute Care Hospitals with multiple Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Clinics, and Business office locations. He is a Certified Hospital Safety Professional and a Certified Hazard Control Manager. Mike has been in Healthcare for 16 years and is well versed in CMS, Joint Commission, DNV, ISO 9001, NFPA, OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, and DOT codes and standards. He is also the CEO of Covenant Rock Consulting.

Ruben Garcia, CHFM, CFPS, CLSS-HC, CFI I, FDAI, NICET - Director of Facilities Management, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Ruben Garcia is a Life Safety and Physical Environment consultant who has been in the life safety and fire protection industry for over (15) years. He is a former life safety surveyor for HFAP and current life safety surveyor for AAAHC. He is currently the Interim Market Director of Facilities Management for Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center & McNair in the Texas Medical Center. He is a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager, Certified Fire Protection Specialist, Certified Fire Inspector I, Certified Life Safety Healthcare Facility Manager, Certified Fire Door Inspector, and NICET Certified in Fire Alarms

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