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This course is about the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) driver’s training as it pertains to the handling and transport of compressed oxygen cylinders in the support of patient care. The first chapter will address the safe handling, transport, and storage of compressed oxygen cylinders. The second chapter will cover the specific rules regarding U.S. DOT laws, such as the Materials of Trade (MOT) exceptions, and the regulations on the transport of compressed oxygen cylinders -- specifically when you are carrying a gross cylinder weight on a vehicle that is less than 1,000 pounds, but greater than 400 pounds. 

This course examines the power of a complaint, how it affects your business reputation, and provides strategies for solving the problem.

This course introduces the new home medical equipment staff member to patient lift systems.

Health care workers will understand the warning signs of Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis process, the stages of the disease, and how to keep the resident safe, as well as how to care for a resident with Alzheimer’s disease. Prevention and future outlook of Alzheimer’s will be discussed.

This course provides an overview of patient billing and collection. The course is written for billing managers and customer service/intake employees.

This is the second of a two-part series of courses that discusses a wide range of issues related to workplace safety. In this second part, we’ll address procedures to report and investigate accidents and other emergencies; basic safety rules and standards your company should consider adopting; how to handle hazard communication, bloodborne pathogens, safe electrical procedures, and process safety management.

People who are consumers of health care have rights, including the right to receive quality care. Along with those rights come certain responsibilities. This course explains what those rights and responsibilities are as defined in 1997 by the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.

This course addresses the concept of document imaging and storage as a method for reducing the overall cost of handling paper in an HME operation.

This course focuses on forklift inspection and operation, load handling, and forklift refueling. You should complete Part 1 of this series before completing this course.

This course explains the tasks that should be – and in some situations are required to be – completed by HME delivery techs in a patient's home.

In this course, you will learn powerful ways to stop stress even before it arrives. You will also learn effective ways of handling the stress that does occur in your life, through healthy, productive outlets.

This on-demand webinar reviews Tag K0921 as it relates to Patient Care-Related Electrical Equipment (PCREE) and testing requirements.

This course is free for IHCA/INCAL members. Contact IHCA for the discount code.

.5 CEUs will be awarded for this webinar.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, whether it is in person, over the phone or via email. This course provides you the tools for handling those first impression opportunities.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a novel virus that causes respiratory disease in persons infected, which can range from mild symptoms such as a common cold to more severe diseases – even death. This course provides health care workers with both individual and workplace practices to help prevent the spread of transmission and ultimately keep patients, team members and the public safe.

Patients have rights that health care providers are required to follow. These rights ensure that all patients are given choices, have the rights to refuse services or care, understand treatments, and receive quality care. This course is designed to give an overview of patient rights following the federal model patient bill of rights that are a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. If the patient lacks decision-making ability or is legally incompetent, a designated surrogate, family member, or guardian can exercise the patient’s rights on their behalf. You will learn about various types of advance directives, which are legal documents that detail a patient’s health care preferences and end-of-life decisions.

To assist the learner in recognizing and understanding the signs and symptoms of the active dying process and the corresponding care interventions.

Health care professionals will increase their understanding of the nutrition and hydration needs of their elderly patients.

The purpose of this course is to train the food handler on how to handle and prepare food safely to reduce the risk of foodborne illness.

Essentially Women and VGM Education offer a bundle of courses that provide strategies to excel business through strengthening sales techniques and better serving customers.

The main purpose of this training is to learn defensive driving techniques so that you can be safe behind the wheel and avoid accidents.

This course provides strategies to help you create efficiencies within your company, efficiencies that will prepare you for increased financial limitations.

The certified nursing assistant will increase his/her understanding and skills for preventing falls and making the environment a safe place for resident care.

Using ladders can be hazardous. This course describes the various types of ladders and explains how ladders can be used safely at work and at home. The material for this course is provided courtesy of the American Ladder Institute. Learning objectives: 1. Identify the types of ladders available on the market today; 2. Explain how to use each type of ladder safely; 3. Describe how to properly care for each type of ladder. To successfully complete this course, you must attain a minimum score of 80 percent on the final exam and complete the course training survey. Continuing Education: VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.