The current rule for ordering respiratory services restricts ordering to doctors of medicine (MD) or osteopathy (DO). This regulation limits the practice of other licensed independent practitioners (LIPs) such as nurse practitioners, even in states that do not require a co-signature for other types of orders. (MORE)
As hospitals continue to struggle with verbal order regulations, Compass’ experts are receiving more and more questions about achieving compliance in outpatient settings.
This article discusses pre- and post-anesthesia evaluations and is the fourth installment in a series outlining compliance challenges associated with the new CMS Anesthesia Services CoPs.
This article discusses responsibilities of the Anesthesia Services Department as part of a four-part series outlining compliance challenges associated with CMS’s new Anesthesia CoPs.
This second post in a four-part series discusses who can administer anesthesia and how they should be privileged in order to comply with new CMS Anesthesia Services CoPs.
Kate Fenner, RN, PhD, CEO of Compass Clinical Consulting, and Alton Byers, MS, FACHE, will present a webinar in collaboration with the Nebraska Hospital Association on July 27 from 1:30pm-3:30pm CT.
CMS has issued changes to its Anesthesia Services CoPs. This first post in a four-part series clearly defines both anesthesia and sedation to help hospitals assess vulnerabilities in these areas.
While regulatory standards govern the appropriate use of syringes and sharps, no specific regulations require that syringes be totally absent in any location. The lack of regulations about the location of sharps does not, however, remove the hospital’s responsibility for safeguarding sharps and syringes.
Compass Clinical Consulting’s Practice Leader for Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance, Ruth Elzer, RN, MS, will be speaking at seminars across the country this summer. Check out the following events for the most recent information regarding compliance with the standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
In the past, hospitals were only required to report deaths that occurred in behavioral health. However, the most recent requirements – in place since 2008 – expand the types of deaths that must be reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regional office.
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