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Has the USP published the general chapter on hazardous drugs?
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Yes, The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has published a new standard as part of a suite of healthcare quality standards...
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Where can I find CMS’ Hospital Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) Worksheet?
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published surveyor worksheets for assessing compliance with three Medicare hospital Conditions...
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What are the federal requirements for reporting adverse events related to medical devices?
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Under the Medical Device Reporting (MDR) regulation, 21 CFR 803, device user facilities are required to report...
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Where can I find more information on a patient’s right to access his/her health information?
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You are in luck. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil...
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How should home health workers of a Home Health Agency (HHA) dispose of protected health information that they use off of the HHA’s premises?
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The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires that covered...
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Is there an update from CMS addressing nursing staff and preparing CSPs?
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Yes. CMS issued, Revised Hospital Guidance for Pharmaceutical Services and Expanded Guidance Related to Compounding of Medications on October...
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Have there been changes to the Stark Law?
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Yes – on November 16, 2015 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with revisions and new...
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Can you supply CMS definitions for spouse, marriage and family?
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The definitions for spouse, marriage, family and relative can be in the State Operations Manual Appendix W - Survey Protocol, Regulations...
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Where can I find Focused Dementia Care Survey Tools on the CMS website?
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) completed a pilot project in 2014 to examine the process...
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Is CMS revising discharge planning requirements?
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CMS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 03, 2015. This proposed rule would revise the discharge planning requirements that Hospitals, including...