Healthcare Workers Mandated To Receive The COVID Vaccination
Question: Which healthcare workers are mandated to receive the COVID vaccination? Answer: Based on the recent CMS memo, the following healthcare …
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COVID Vaccination Deadlines For Healthcare Employees
Question: What are the COVID vaccination deadlines for healthcare employees? Answer: There are two important dates that healthcare workers need to …
COVID Vaccination Regulations For Healthcare Employees
Question: What are the COVID vaccination regulations for healthcare employees? Answer: CMS issued “Interim Final Rule” which mandates that all …
Primary Physician and Telemedicine
Question: What is the criteria for a primary physician and telemedicine? Is a consent for physician services, such as radiology via telemedicine, …
Written Scope of Services
Question: Is a written scope of services document still required? Answer: That requirement still exists, but it has been much less emphasized for many …
Joint Commission Staff Meeting Standards
Question: What are the Joint Commission staff meeting standards? Are they required in every department of the hospital? Answer: There is no standard …
Prescribe Infusion Services
Question: Can a physician in our community prescribe infusion services from our hospital? Answer: The answer is yes, they may prescribe infusion …
Therapeutic Duplication
Question: Is it considered therapeutic duplication if our EMR Power Plans included oral tablet, oral suspension, injectable, and suppository versions …
Surveying Ambulance Services
Question: Are hospital owned ambulance services surveyable by TJC? Answer: If the hospital owns it, yes, it is surveyable, although we have not seen …
EAPs After A Sentinel Event
Question: Does The Joint Commission require EAPs after a sentinel event in order to be able to provide counseling services to employees involved? …