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Researchers from Johns Hopkins found that misplaced consent forms cost hospitals $580,000 each year, and 66% of patients were missing signed consent forms at surgery, delaying 10% of surgical procedures. Informed consent is a process and not just a signed form.

This program will provide the current CMS CoPs for hospitals and critical access hospitals, and The Joint Commission and DNV Healthcare standards on informed consent requirements. It will cover the 6 mandatory elements in an informed consent form, specific state laws on informed consent, and guidelines on informed consent from the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Our expert will analyze how informed consent is different for hospitals and critical access hospitals.

Informed consent is a costly deficiency that can be easily prevented!

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After this webinar participants will be able to:

1. Describe the six minimum requirements that are now mandatory to be in the informed consent form for surgery performed at a hospital that receives Medicare reimbursement.
2. Explain why the CMS and accreditation standards applicable to your facility should be reflected in the hospital’s policies and procedures.
3. Explain the difference between hospital and critical access hospital's guidelines on informed consent.
4. Identify the list of procedures and tests that require an informed consent.

Agenda topics:

Introduction to the Hospital CoP Informed Consent Requirements

- 3 sections in the Hospital CoP	- CMS interpretive guidelines	- Educating medical staff
- Consent for incapacitated & non-incapacitated patients	- Policies & procedures	- Patient advocate & signed consent

 

Informed Decision - Section 1 Hospital CoPs

- Informed consent as a process	- Right to refuse care	- Informed of healthcare status
- Evaluating patient rights	- Surrogate decision makers	- Plan of care after discharge
- Survey procedure for surveyors	- Receiving understandable information	- Delegating right to another for informed decisions

Surgical Services - Section 2 Hospital CoPs

- Surgery consent policy requirements	- Surgical resident section	- Consent form on chart
- Moonlighting resident or fellow	- Physician professional judgment	- Anesthesia consent
- Elements of a well-designed consent	- Tasks related to surgery & disclosure	- MS approval for required consent
- Emergency exceptions	- Benefits, risks, alternatives, etc.	- Surgical residents, RNFA & surgical PAs

Medical Records - Section 3 Hospital CoPs

- Inpatient & outpatient requirements	- Minimum elements in informed consent	- Definition of material risk
- Surveyor procedure	- Revised witness requirements	- Consent on chart prior to surgery

 

CMS Critical Access Hospital CoPs

- Consent requirements

- Significant surgical tasks

- Mandatory & optional requirements

 

TJC Informed Consent Requirements

- State law requirements	- RI.01.03.01 & the EPs	- Elements not required by CMS
- TJC tracer on consent	- Consent as a process	- Emergency surgery
- Written policy requirements	- Risks, benefits & side effects	- Surgery & procedures requiring consent

DNV Healthcare Standards on Informed Consent

2018 Changes on Consent

Professional Organization Resources on Consent

 

Your order includes:  

• Live attendance and a complimentary recording.
• One connection per order. Call 800.688.2421 for additional connections/locations.
• Participation in the live Q&A with the speaker following the presentation.
• Access to the specially created presentation handouts (approximately 48 hours in advance).

Your Speaker: Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD

Sue is a nurse attorney, medico-legal consultant and long-time educator for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers. She is a frequent speaker and is well known across the country in the areas of healthcare law, risk management, and patient safety. She has authored over 100 books and hundreds of articles. For AHC Media, she authored Cracking the Code: Understanding the CMS Hospital CoP Standards on Anesthesia.

Ms. Calloway received her Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Additionally, she is certified in healthcare risk management by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and is the first in the country to be certified in CMS regulatory compliance.

Target Audience:

Anyone involved with or interested in medical informed consent regulation and standards, including but not limited to: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs, CE Directors, Quality Improvement Staff, Physicians, Nurses (all levels), Compliance Officers, Health Information Management Staff, Infection Preventionist, QAPI Staff, CMS Liaisons, TJC Liaisons, Registration Staff, Safety Officers and Staff, Pharmacy Staff, Ethics Committee Members, Consumer Advocates, Risk Managers, Legal Counsel and Regulatory Affairs Staff.