Product Details

 

This two-part webinar series will cover the CMS Emergency Department and Outpatient CoPs and proposed changes. The first part will review CoPs requirements ED staff must know: EMTALA, restraint and seclusion, grievances, fundamental protocols, staffing, provision of services both on and off-campus, standards of care, medical director, and policies and procedures. 

The second part will review all hospital CoPs that affect the outpatient department. This includes recently proposed changes, documentation of a final diagnosis, RN requirements for outpatient departments, outpatient test requirements, credentialing and privileging, and director requirements.  

There has been a lot of deficiencies in the emergency and outpatient departments. Attend the program to ensure compliance with new regulations!

   Learn how to prevent deficiencies today!

Call us at 800.688.2421 or add this event to your cart above.

 

After this webinar participants will be able to:

1. Explain why CMS requires the ED to have specific policies and procedures.
2. Discuss restraint and seclusion standards.
3. Explain what is required if a patient files a grievance.
4. Explain why the outpatient department must follow standards of practices.
5. Explain why an order is needed for an outpatient test or procedure.

ED Topics: 

- Survey memos	- Access to complaint data	- EMTALA
- Hospitals without ED	- Staff training	- Transport policies
- On vs. off-campus	- QAPI	- Medical staff
- Leadership responsibilities	- Staff training	And there's more!

 

Outpatient Topics: 

- Acceptable standards of practice	- Integrating with patient services	- Written policies
- Availability of services and equipment	- Director qualifications	- Outpatient service requirements
- Tag number 1076	- 2018 proposed changes	- Appropriate personnel
- Practitioner orders	- Verification of licensure	And there's more!

 

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 ED and outpatient, including but not limited to: ED Physicians, ED Nurses, Outpatient Department Directors, Outpatient Physicians, Outpatient Nurses, CMOs, CNOs, Compliance Officers, Patient Safety Officers, In-house Legal Counsel, Risk Managers, Nurse Supervisors, and Regulatory Compliance Directors.