The CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines


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In addition to reprinting the PDF of the CMS CoPs and Interpretive Guidelines, we include key Survey and Certification memos that CMS has issued to announced changes to the emergency preparedness final rule, fire and smoke door annual testing requirements, survey team composition and investigation of complaints, infection control screenings, and legionella risk reduction.







Medical Staff Standards Crosswalk


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Medical Staff Standards Crosswalk: A Quick Reference Guide to The Joint Commission, CMS, HFAP, and DNV Standards Kathy Matzka Medical Staff Standards Crosswalk: A Quick Reference Guide to The Joint Commission, CMS, HFAP, and DNV Standards compares medical staff-relevant standards across four accreditation and regulatory bodies: DNV, HFAP, TJC, and CMS. It includes sample tools, forms, and policies to help you meet the goals of the standards no matter which accreditation body you use. This important reference concisely reviews all medical staff relevant standards to answer your medical staff compliance questions quickly and easily. Easily access, navigate, and compare the requirements of the four organizations at a glance The Joint Commission The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program DNV Accreditation Eliminate wasted time searching through multiple resources to find what you need. Take a look at the Table of Contents Chapter 1: Medical Staff Structure, Medical Staff Bylaws, and Medical Staff Involvement in Organizational Leadership Functions and Required Committees Medical Staff Structure and Accountability Medical Staff Leadership Required Committees Medical Staff Bylaws Medical Staff Involvement in Organizational Leadership Functions Chapter 2: Oversight of Patient Care, Treatment, and Services and Performance Improvement Oversight of Practitioners Periodic Appraisal/Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation/Peer Review History and Physical Exams Consultation and Coordination of Care Medical Staff Quality Assessment/Performance Improvement Corrective Action, Ethics, and Behavioral Issues Autopsies Contracted Services Including Telemedicine Managing LIP Health Graduate Medical Education Programs Oversight of Emergency Services Oversight of Radiology Services Oversight of Nuclear Medicine Services Oversight of Anesthesia Services Oversight of Respiratory Care Services Chapter 3: Medical Staff Involvement in Patient-Focused Areas and Patient Therapeutic Services Orders for Restraints or Seclusion and Training Medical Staff Oversight of Medical Records Completion Medication Orders Formulary Admitting of Patients Policies for Blood Transfusions and IV Medications Medical Staff Involvement in Infection Control Medical Staff involvement in Dietary Services Operative or other high-risk procedures/the administration of moderate or deep sedation or anesthesia Tissue Earn continuing education credits! This program has been approved by the National Association Medical Staff Services for 5 continuing education units. Accreditation of this educational program in no way implies endorsement or sponsorship by NAMSS.




Operating Room Leadership and Management


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Practical resource for all healthcare professionals involved in day-to-day management of operating rooms of all sizes and complexity.




Competence Assessment Tools for Health-System Pharmacies


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Since its original publication, Competence Assessment Tools for Health-System Pharmacies has continued to meet the changing needs of pharmacy directors and their staff. Designed as a complete human resource competence assessment program, this benchmark resource ensures pharmacies comply with the competence assessment standards of The Joint Commission. Newly updated and revised, Competence Assessment provides practical tools to assess and document an employee’s ability to perform assigned duties and meet Joint Commission human resource requirements. Save time and increase efficiency with this essential tool that supplements and reinforces staff knowledge in key competency areas.




Verify and Comply


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Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data


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The goal of eliminating disparities in health care in the United States remains elusive. Even as quality improves on specific measures, disparities often persist. Addressing these disparities must begin with the fundamental step of bringing the nature of the disparities and the groups at risk for those disparities to light by collecting health care quality information stratified by race, ethnicity and language data. Then attention can be focused on where interventions might be best applied, and on planning and evaluating those efforts to inform the development of policy and the application of resources. A lack of standardization of categories for race, ethnicity, and language data has been suggested as one obstacle to achieving more widespread collection and utilization of these data. Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data identifies current models for collecting and coding race, ethnicity, and language data; reviews challenges involved in obtaining these data, and makes recommendations for a nationally standardized approach for use in health care quality improvement.