CMS Hospital Improvement Act Proposed Changes: Nursing, Medical Records, Infection Control, Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Restraints, QAPI and much more! 2017 is a webinar that covers topics such as:
- Discuss that CMS proposes to change LIP to LP (licensed practitioner) so PAs can order restraint and seclusion and do assessments
- Recall that hospitals will have to implement an antimicrobial stewardship program
- Recall that a final diagnosis would have to be in the medical record for all outpatients within 7 days
- Describe that the hospital must have policies that describe which outpatient areas require a RN
CMS Hospital Improvement Act Proposed Changes: Nursing, Medical Records, Infection Control, Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Restraints, QAPI and much more! 2017 is intended for:
- Chief nursing officer
- Pharmacist
- Infection preventionist
- Health information management
- Nurses
- Antimicrobial stewardship team members
- Chief medical officer
- Nurse educators
- Patient safety officers
- QAPI staff
- Physician assistants (PAs)
- Regulatory and compliance officers
- Risk management
- Patient advocate
- Hospital legal counsel
- Nurse educators
- Board members
- MEC chair