CMS Hospital Improvement Act Proposed Changes: Nursing, Medical Records, Infection Control, Antibiotic Stewardship Program, Restraints, QAPI and much more! 2017

Topics

• Discuss that CMS proposes to change LIP to LP (licensed practitioner) so PAs can order restraint and seclusion and do assessments
• Recall that hospitals will have to implement an antimicrobial stewardship program
• Recall that a final diagnosis would have to be in the medical record for all outpatients within 7 days
• Describe that the hospital must have policies that describe which outpatient areas require a RN

Who should Attend

• Chief nursing officer
• Pharmacist
• Infection preventionist
• Health information management
• Nurses
• Antimicrobial stewardship team members
• Chief medical officer
• Nurse educators
• Patient safety officers
• QAPI staff
• Physician assistants (PAs)
• Regulatory and compliance officers
• Risk management
• Patient advocate
• Hospital legal counsel
• Nurse educators
• Board members
• MEC chair