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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 |
90 Minutes |
Description
CMS made a change regarding History and Physicals. Specifically, healthy outpatients may not be required to have a full history and physical. The new process for this to occur will be explained including a required policy, Medical Staff and Board approval, revised medical staff bylaws, and more. The webinar will discuss what should be in the policy.
By attending this program, you can learn what is required to be in the history and physical and how to meet compliance with both the CMS hospital conditions of participation, the Joint Commission, and DNV standards. CMS has five separate sections that address history and physicals for Acute and CAHs.
Hospitals need to ensure that hospital policies and procedures meet the H&P requirements. Medical staff by-laws must also comply with the regulations interpretive guidelines and standards. The Joint Commission and DNV standards on history and physicals will be discussed.
Information on medical records deficiencies cited by CMS for both acute and critical access hospitals will be covered. Common deficiencies will show what CMS identifies during a medical record review.
Learning Objectives
Outline
The Joint Commission Standards
DNV H&P Standards
Appendix and Resources
Who Should Attend
(BS, JD, RN, CPHRM)
Laura A. Dixon recently served as the Regional Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety for Kaiser Permanente Colorado, providing 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 creating presentations on risk management topics, assessing healthcare facilities, developing programs, and compiling reference materials that complement physician-oriented products.
Before 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. Dixon has over 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.