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Speaker |
Laura A Dixon |
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Industry |
Nursing |
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Speciality |
Nursing |
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Available |
All Days |
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Duration |
120 Minutes |
Description
This program will cover the entire CMS Radiology and Nuclear Medicine standards that hospitals must adhere to. Even though CMS rewrote all the hospital conditions of participation in radiology and nuclear medicine in 2015 some hospitals are still struggling to comply. If a surveyor showed up at your door tomorrow would you be able to demonstrate compliance with the multiple changes? Every hospital that accepts Medicare or Medicaid must comply with these regulations and interpretive guidelines.
So these CMS Radiology and Nuclear Medicine standards address the issue that ionizing radiation can cause cancer and that radiology services are not without risk. Patient exposure to radiation has doubled in twenty years. The amount of ionizing radiation from a CT scan is significantly greater and patients may receive several over their lifetime. There are 80 million studies done every year. The FDA has taken initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure. The FDA wants to make sure it is justified to use it and dose optimized so the lowest dose is used. This is referred to as low as reasonably achievable. CMS discusses safety precautions a hospital should do to decrease radiation exposure.
This program will cover the MRI requirements. Many policies and protocols are now required. This program will help hospitals understand all the radiology and nuclear medicine conditions of participation to help prevent receiving a deficiency.
Learning Objectives
Agenda
Who Should Attend
(BS, JD, RN, CPHRM)
Laura Dixon | Laura A. Dixon recently served as the Regional Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety for Kaiser Permanente Colorado where she provided consultation and resources to clinical staff. Prior to joining Kaiser, she served as the Director, of Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states. Such services included the creation of presentations on risk management topics, assessment of healthcare facilities; and development of programs and compilation of reference materials that complement physician-oriented products.
Prior to joining COPIC, she served as the Director, of the Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff in the western United States. Ms. Dixon’s legal experience includes medical malpractice insurance defense and representation of nurses before the Colorado Board of Nursing.
Ms. Laura Dixon has more than twenty years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management.
As a registered nurse and attorney, Laura holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.