This ten-part online seminar series will cover a majority of the CMS Hospital CoP manual – Appendix A. (Psychiatric and Swing Bed requirements are addressed in a separate program.) It is a fantastic way to educate everyone in your hospital on all the sections of the CMS hospital manual, especially ones that apply to their department.

Continuing Education
The Kentucky Hospital Research and Education Foundation is an approved Kentucky Board of Nursing continuing education provider. This offering number 5-0023-12-25-027 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.

Laboratory Services and Look Back Program 

• Lab services
• Emergency laboratory services
• Tissues specimens
• Blood bank
• Recordkeeping
• Look back program

Radiological Services  

• Radiation exposure
• Standard of care
• Scope and complexity
• Therapeutic radiology
• Policies and procedures
• Adverse reaction to agents
• Safety precautions
• Shielding of patients
• Supervision of staff
• Signing of radiology reports
• Radiology records

Food and Dietary Services  

• Diets and menus
• Credentialing RD or nutrition specialist to write diet orders
• Patient nutritional needs
• Diet manual and therapeutic menus
• Qualified director required
• Seven required dietary policies
• Nutritional assessment
• Order required
• Therapeutic diets and nutritional needs

Rehabilitation and Respiratory Services  

• Integrated into QAPI
• Standards of care
• Qualified director
• Plan of care
• Scope of services
• Order needed
• Policies required

Appendix and Resources