Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This nine-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual.  Included is a 2-hour program on Patient Rights – one of the most cited segments of the Manual. The CAH Manual does not include a specific section on Patient Rights as does the Acute manual; but hospitals must provide a safe environment for patients and method to ensure all patient rights are met.

This series will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few.

Non-members: Please contact Tammy Wells for more information.Continuing Education
The Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation is an approved Kentucky Board of Nursing continuing education provider. This offering number 5-0023-12-25-013 is approved for 1.2 contact hours. Participants must attend the entire session, complete the post-session evaluation, and provide nursing license number in order to receive contact hours and be awarded a certificate. No partial credit will be given. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval does not constitute endorsement of program content.

Emergency Services

• 14 Emergency department policies
• ED staffing
• Equipment, Supplies, and Medication
• Blood and Blood Products
• Staffing/Personnel
• Coordination with Emergency Response Systems

Staffing and Responsibilities 

• Staffing and responsibilities
• Physician supervision
• Transfer of patient
• Patient admissions

Provision of Services

• Patient care policies
• Scope of services
• Emergency medical services
• Medical management
• Diagnostic and therapeutic services
• Supplies
• Outpatient services
• Outpatient director
• Inpatient services
• Census and Ensuring compliance

EMTALA 

• Physician lists
• Central log
• Medical Screening examination
• Admit or transfer

Appendix and Resources