Question:
Does The Joint Commission allow text messaging of orders for patient care, treatment and services?
Answer:
Yes. The Joint Commission (TJC) recently reversed their stance on the use of text messaging for...
It has been almost 34 years since I graduated from nursing school. So many things have changed over the time. The number of hospitals and hospital beds grew and now...
The Joint Commission (TJC) has published a list of 131 requirements from its Hospital program that have been deleted effective July 1, 2016. According to TJC, these requirements are being...
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), in collaboration with Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC), recently released an Alert to provide information on...
QUESTION:
Can a podiatrist complete an H&P per CMS regulations?
ANSWER:
Yes. CMS 482.22(c)(5) addresses who may complete a history and physical. The regulations states that the medical staff bylaws must include a...
QUESTION:
Does the diet manual have to be updated every year?
ANSWER:
CMS regulations require the therapeutic diet manual to be reviewed and approved by the dietitian and medical staff at least every...
The CMS Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter offers guidance to health care providers about common billing errors. This newsletter is designed to provide education on how to avoid common billing errors...
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a National Pain Strategy, outlining the federal government’s first coordinated...
Question:
Does The Joint Commission require a hospital’s Director of Nursing to have a Master’s Degree?
Answer:
The Joint Commission addresses the qualifications of a hospital Nurse Executive (Director of Nursing) in the...
Every year, the World Health Organization selects a priority area of global public health concern as the theme for World Health Day. The theme for World Health Day 2016 is...