Emergency Department Compliance Manual 2013E

<p> <b><i>Emergency Department Compliance Manual, 2013 Edition</i></b> provides everything you need to stay in compliance with complex emergency department regulations. </p> <p> The list of questions helps you quickly locate specific guidance on difficult legal areas such as: </p> <ul> <li> Complying with COBRA </li> <li> Dealing with psychiatric patients </li> <li> Negotiating consent requirements </li> <li> Obtaining reimbursement for ED services </li> <li> Avoiding employment law problems </li> </ul> <p> <b><i>Emergency Department Compliance Manual</i></b> also features first-hand advice from staff members at hospitals that have recently navigated a Joint Commission survey and includes frank and detailed information. Organized by topic, it allows you to readily compare the experiences of different hospitals. </p> <p> Because of the Joint Commission's hospital-wide, function-based approach to evaluating compliance, it's been difficult to know specifically what's expected of you in the ED...<b><i>Emergency Department Compliance Manual</i></b> includes a concise grid outlining the most recent Joint Commission standards which will help you learn what responsibilities you have for demonstrating compliance. </p> <p> Plus, <b><i>Emergency Department Compliance Manual</i></b> includes sample documentation that hospitals across the country have used to show compliance with legal requirements and Joint Commission standards: </p> <ul> <li> Age-related competencies </li> <li> Patient assessment policies and procedures </li> <li> Consent forms </li> <li> Advance directives </li> <li> Policies and protocols </li> <li> Roles and responsibilities of ED staff </li> <li> Quality improvement tools </li> <li> Conscious sedation policies and procedures </li> <li> Triage, referral, and discharge policies and procedures </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> <b><i>Emergency Department Compliance Manual </i></b>has been updated to include new and updated legal and regulatory information affecting your ED, including: </p> <ul> <li> Updated questions and answers, covering such topics as: <ul> <li> Physician Payment Sunshine Act requirements </li> <li> What a HIPAA audit involves </li> <li> Joint Commission requirements for patient-centered communication </li> <li> Joint Commission requirements for the use of scribes </li> <li> Hospitals' response to uncompensated emergency department care </li> <li> Factors, including drug shortages, that affect patient safety </li> <li> Joint Commission requirements to manage patient flow </li> <li> The Supreme Court decision's impact on health care reform </li> <li> Fraud and abuse updates </li> <li> OIG reassignment alert </li> <li> Stage 2 meaningful use requirements </li> <li> Affordable Care Act summary of health plan benefits and coverage (SBC) requirements </li> <li> Hospital value-based purchasing update </li> <li> Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements </li> </ul> </li> <li> New Joint Commission survey questions and answers </li> <li> Updated sections on hospital accreditation standards </li> <li> New and updated forms, policies, and other reference materials to facilitate compliance, including: <ul> <li> Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Reciprocal Lateral Transfer </li> <li> Sample Lateral Transfer into Hospital </li> <li> Transfer Process </li> <li> Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs </li> <li> Medication Use Agreement </li> <li> ED Director's Weekly Wrap-Up Reportto Staff </li> <li> Communication Template: Staff Meeting </li> <li> Safety Triggers </li> <li> ED Registered Nurse Clinical Ladder Program </li> <li> ED Registered Nurse Clinical Ladder Program: Expectations/Criteria for Each Dimension </li> <li> ED Nursing Education File Checklist </li> <li> ED New Hire Plan </li> <li> Extra Shift Bonus Policy </li> <li> Guidelines for Extra Shift Bonus Pay </li> <li> ED Overtime Justification </li> <li> ED Communication Checklist </li> <li> ED Downtime Tracking Chart </li> <li> Flow Chart: May I Disclose PHI for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Purposes </li> <li> Frequently Asked Questions About the Disposal of Protected Health Information </li> <li> Guidelines for Educational Tours, Shadow Policy, and Clergy Visits </li> </ul> </li> <li> Updated CMS, DNV, and Joint Commission Standards Checklist </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>