What Is An EMTALA Form?
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) governs how patients are transferred from one hospital to another. When a patient requests a …
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What Are Consent To Treat Signatures?
Consent to treat signatures provide written acknowledgement by the patient or representative that the informed consent process occurred. How Often …
Are Paramedics Allowed To Supplement Nursing Care in the ED?
Paramedics are allowed to supplement nursing care in the ED as long as their practice is in accordance with their scope of practice regulation in …
What Is A Pharmacy Line Of Demarcation?
The pharmacy line of demarcation separates the non-hazardous drug sterile compounding area (SGA) from the hazardous drug compounding section. What Is …
Anesthesiology Assessment
Question: Currently, our anesthesiologists are completing the anesthesiology assessment, not the H&P. The providers take the …
Biopsies
Question: I was rounding in our Endo Department and in one of the charts we reviewed, the patient signed a consent for a colonoscopy and the post …
Healthcare Building Solutions, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Patton Healthcare Consulting, Inc.
HBS has acquired Patton Healthcare Consulting, Inc., a national practice that provides Joint Commission accreditation, CMS compliance consulting, …
Hospital Laundry Services
Question: Do hospital laundry services require a current hospital-accredited certificate or can they just provide the evidence that they …
Radiology Medical Director
Question: Our hospital is having difficulty in maintaining a Radiology Medical Director. They are under the impression that perhaps it is …
Saline Flush Elements
Question: I have a medication management question that seems a little silly to ask, but I don’t want to provide incorrect information. In a …