Download or read book Home Care Compliance Manual written by Martha Dale Nathanson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aspen's Home Care Compliance Manual, Second Edition is a comprehensive, easy-to-use compliance tool designed to assist home care agencies in finding a balance between their compliance obligations against parent concerns, management time and limited resources. Using concise, easy-to-read formats, Home Care Compliance Manual, Second Edition prepares the reader to handle all aspects of patient care and home care agency management. Employing a variety of helpful forms, surveys and question and answer approaches, this invaluable guide takes you through dificult legal areas involving the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, including: licensing and regulation requirements avoiding employment law problems negotiating consent requirements avoiding fraud and abuse violations and more

Download or read book Home Care Compliance Manual written by Aspen Health Law and Compliance Center and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a book/disk home care compliance tool to help directors of home care agencies understand and comply with Joint Commission standards and other requirements for home care. Coverage encompasses federal, state, and local laws, liability concerns, and Joint Commission requirements. Explains lega

Download or read book Complete Healthcare Compliance Manual 2021 written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Long term Care Compliance Manual written by D. Scott Jones and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book AHLA Health Care Compliance Legal Issues Manual Non members written by American Health Lawyers Association and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authored by experts with years of health care compliance experience, this new edition integrates changes in regulation, trends in enforcement, and the reasoning of the courts to help you navigate emerging and unsettled areas of compliance risk, such as self-disclosure obligations, risks associated with opioid use, and the impact of statistical sampling.Highlights of this edition include:All new glossary of health care compliance terms, including key statutes, acronyms, governing agencies, and moreExpanded civil monetary penalty and exclusion authorities under 2017 final rulesDiscussion of core elements of compliance programs for Medicare Advantage Plans and Part D Plans as established by federal regulationsExpanded whistleblower protections under federal and state law, false claims based on lack of medical necessity, materiality after Escobar, and recent enforcement activityExpanded discussion of determinations of medical necessity, CMS review of medical necessity terminations, consequences, and appeals processesRecent health information privacy and security developments, including new guidance, risks associated with innovative technologies, and trends in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enforcement activityNew chapters:Chapter 1, Glossary of Key TermsChapter 10, The Relationship between Enforcement and ComplianceChapter 17, Health Care Civil Rights and Nondiscrimination Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care ActChapter 19, Behavioral Health

Download or read book OSHA Compliance Management written by Elsie Tai and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-12-21 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed specifically for the needs, preferences, and styles distinct to long-term care this OSHA Compliance Management: A Guide for Long-Term Health Care Facilities serves as an excellent working reference. It focuses on priorities and provides you with the background and tools vital to achieving OSHA compliance and inspection preparedness. In this user-friendly, practical, hands-on manual you get: Inspection preparedness briefing materials that provide you with last minute advice and activities Real-life scenarios offering hands-on, practical advice and directions to minimize liability Comprehensive policies with built in flexibility for designing mandatory practices to best fit your organization's needs Summary discussions give you a quick, concise overview of all the issues covered including historical significance, current developments, and cautionary notes Long-term care documentation, recordkeeping, and management tools for streamlining activities and maximizing necessary expended efforts Step-by-step instructions for conducting and documenting specific types of assessments and information necessary for strategic decision and policy making Flow charts, tables, and other materials containing long term care specific statistics and decision tree processes Streamline your organization's processes, save time and money, avoid liability, and improve safety management and performance. OSHA Compliance Management: A Guide for Long-Term Health Care Facilities gives you a headstart in achieving OSHA compliance and being prepared for OSHA inspections.

Download or read book Handbook of Home Health Care Administration written by Marilyn D. Harris and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing

Download or read book Homecare Policy Manual for Certification and Accreditation written by and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ensure Compliance Through Up-to-date Policies. Wherever you turn in today's homecare environment, someone is evaluating your agency's compliance through your policies. Those policies must show your compliance with certification requirements. For many agencies, the pressures of achieving and maintaining accreditation compound this challenge. Now you can ensure that your agency has all the important policies, properly written, to meet compliance and accreditation requirements. Using the guidance that comes with this manual and its companion CD, you can easily customize these policies to meet your needs. Highlighted text shows you guidelines that may need to be modified. The resulting policy manual will be tailored to meet your agency's exact requirements. Whether you are starting a new agency or remaking your current policies, Beacon Health's Policy Manual will make it far easier and more cost-effective than any other approach. This manual includes: Policies that cover administration, operations, service delivery, and personnel issues References to wording in the Conditions of Participation Guidance to help you meet state laws and address specific situations within your agency A G-tag index for quick identification of policies supporting compliance with the Conditions of Participation The Homecare Policy Manual for Certification and Accreditation also comes with: Guidelines to help you produce your custom manual A PC-compatible CD-ROM formatted in Microsoft ® Word ® that provides your agency with unlimited flexibility to add or change procedures, practices, and other supportive materials applicable to your agency.

Download or read book Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Manual written by Ela Bochenek and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A robust compliance program is essential to protecting a company from running afoul of the myriad laws and regulations that have been enacted to combat fraud and waste. The second edition of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Manual includes guidance to help companies develop a compliance program tailored to today's complex enforcement and business environment. Study of this Manual will enable compliance professionals and lawyers to understand the government's expectations of an effective compliance program and ethical business practices, as well as: how the government discovers potential enforcement actions, its approach to pursuing such actions, what behaviors can constitute mitigating factors for a company in the event of a legal violation. Coverage includes new chapters covering:Pharmaceutical industry interactions with patient organizations Compliance 2.0: compliance analytics in the era of big dataThe art and science of health care compliance in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries The Manual will be a great tool for health and life sciences attorneys, compliance officers, and others in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry

Download or read book Handbook of Home Health Care Administration written by Marilyn D. Harris and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. Handbook of Home Health Care, Fifth Edition has been completely revised and updated to provide up-to-date, specific, authoritative guidance for the successful administration and management of home health care agencies. An excellent, comprehensive text, this Handbook addresses detailed legal and legislative issues, case management processes, and state-of-the-art technology.

Download or read book Home Health Care Corporate Compliance Manual written by Carol L. Schaffer and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pediatric Home Care Manual written by Mary Ann Chestnut and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource will help you meet the latest Medicare and JCAHO standards for home care agencies; refine risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; sharpen skills with step-by-step coverage of common procedures; and educate parents on well-child and preventive care. Step by step coverage includes common procedures, client-family teaching materials, and more!

Download or read book Handbook of Home Health Care Administration written by Harris and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional reference for Nurses on Home Health Care

Download or read book The Environment of Care Compliance Manual Fifth Edition written by Thomas J. Huser and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Fifth Edition Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP, CHEP The Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Fifth Edition, provides all the guidance safety officers need to comply with The Joint Commission's Environment of Care standards and corresponding CMS requirements. Author Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHSP, CHEP, discusses topics such as safety and security, hazardous materials and waste, fire prevention, medical equipment, life safety, utilities management, and management plans, delivering imperative information in a hassle-free format. This valuable resource also includes policies and procedures, forms, and tools that can be easily downloaded and customized to use at your organization. This book will provide readers with: Analysis and compliance tips for each EC standard and element of performance (EP) Explanation of changes to the interpretations and scoring of the standards and EPs Policies and procedures to comply with standards affecting all areas of the EC A look at how Joint Commission and CMS requirements overlap Strategies to avoid Joint Commission and CMS survey hot spots Evaluation procedures to validate your processes Forms and tools that can be customized for your facility Table of Contents Chapter 1: Strategies for the Environment of Care Chapter 2: Safety and Security Chapter 3: Hazardous Materials and Waste Chapter 4: Fire Prevention Chapter 5: Medical Equipment Chapter 6: Utilities Management Chapter 7: Functional Environment Chapter 8: Staff Competency Chapter 9: Demonstrating Implementation of Care Chapter 10: Updated Survey Hotspots

Download or read book Home Health Infection Control written by Elizabeth I Gonzalez, RN, Bs and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home Health Infection Control: A Manual for Compliance and Quality Elizabeth I. Gonzalez, RN, BSN The Conditions of Participation (CoP) expect every agency to maintain an effective infection control program as part of its overall quality assessment and performance improvement efforts. An infection control program in homecare is also enforced by OSHA, CDC, and state and local laws. To maintain quality and compliance, it is crucial for every agency to implement such a program. Home Health Infection Control: A Manual for Compliance and Quality provides all of the information, forms, and tools that an agency needs to ensure it has a compliant infection control program. This updated manual is not just a narrative of what an agency needs to do; it provides customizable policies and procedures in order to create a compliant program that fits the agency''s needs. In addition to infection control policies and procedures, this manual includes competency training for agency staff as well as training for patients, who have a direct role in preventing infection. This manual will provide: Everything an agency needs to ensure it has a compliant infection control program Competency training for staff Patient/family education on infection: expected outcome of treatment, preventing the spread of infection to family members or caretakers, and avoiding overuse of antibiotics Employee vaccination recommendations from the Infection Action Coalition Vaccination recommendations specific to elders (tetanus, zoster, pneumonia) Up-to-date CDC and OSHA guidance to ensure your program is current Information on new infection control issues, including MRSA infections and wound vac procedures Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Purposes and Objectives Introduction The Purposes of an Infection Control Program The Objectives of an Infection Control Program Sample Form: Infection Control Policy Chapter 2: Policies and Procedures Introduction Sample Policy: Infection Control Program Sample Procedure: Hand Washing Sample Procedure: Hand Hygiene Sample Procedure: Personal Protective Equipment Sample Procedure: Gloves Sample Procedure: Latex Sensitivity Sample Procedure: Nursing Bag Technique Sample Procedure: Blood Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Urine Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Stool Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Sputum Specimen Collection Sample Procedure: Infection Control Practices During Wound Care and Dressing Changes Sample Procedure: Infection Control Practices During Daily Personal Care Sample Procedure: Handling Waste and Disposables Sample Procedure: Environmental Practices Sample Procedure: Handling Linens Sample Procedure: Blood and Body Fluids Exposure Incident Sample Procedure: Blood and Body Fluids Exposure Control Plan Sample Procedure: Hepatitis B Vaccine Sample Procedure: Influenza Vaccine Sample Procedure: Tuberculosis Exposure Incident Sample Procedure: Tuberculosis Exposure Control and Respiratory Protection Plan Sample Procedure: OSHA Record Requirements Sample Procedure: Hazard Communication Chapter 3: Staff Education and Competency Introduction Staff Education Outline for Educational Session Sample Test Personal Protective Equipment for Patient Care and Contact Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Competencies Infection Control Competencies Chapter 4: Patient Education Introduction Teaching Your Patients General Infection Control Principles at Home Teaching Programs Sample Templates Chapter 5: Quality Improvement and Infection Control Introduction The Role of Infection Control in Quality Improvement Tracking and Trending Infections Quality Improvement in Action: A Case Study Chapter 6: Resources and References Introduction Glossary Employee Exposure Determination Resources References

Download or read book Home Health Pocket Guide to Oasis C1 written by Melinda A. Gaboury and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home Health Pocket Guide to OASIS-C1: A Reference for Field Staff Melinda A. Gaboury, COS-C Help your home health agency maintain regulatory compliance by implementing the OASIS data set transitions with convenience and ease using the Home Health Pocket Guide to OASIS-C1: A Reference for Field Staff. This updated book supplies homecare providers with the latest information they need to know about the revised OASIS-C1 data set implementation requirements for January and October 2015. Designed to enable field staff to bring along and complete the OASIS-C1 assessments at a patient's bedside, the book provides helpful guidance for each assessment type and M item change to ensure documentation standards are upheld and proper reimbursement is obtained for every patient. This handy pocket guide provides: Convenient access to OASIS guidance; use this travel-sized pocket guide while filling out the assessment at the bedside Plain English guidance with step-by-step instructions for filling out each OASIS-C1 item to help staff easily improve their OASIS documentation An explanation of how OASIS items fit into various assessments A breakdown of how the data collection affects reimbursement Troubleshooting tips to avert incorrect payment, denials, and fines Compliance at any time--our pocket guide offers information about the revised implementation requirements for January and October 2015 Table of Contents: Section 1: OASIS-C1 Overview - Summary of eliminated, modified, and new data elements Section 2: What's New: Two-Step Implementation Method to Compliment ICD-10 Section 3: The Comprehensive Assessment and OASIS-C1 Section 4: Reimbursement Effect of OASIS-C1 Section 5: OASIS-C1 and Outcomes Section 6: Patient Tracking Sheet Section 7: Start of Care and Resumption of Care Assessments Section 8: Follow-Up and Other Follow-Up Assessments Section 9: Transfer and Discharge Assessments Section 10: Step by Step: General instructions for completion of the OASIS-C

Download or read book Environment of Care Compliance Manual written by Thomas J. Huser and published by . This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Fourth Edition: A Guide to The Joint Commission Standards Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHPS The Environment of Care Compliance Manual: A Guide to The Joint Commission Standards, Fourth Edition is a safety officer's roadmap to the EC standards, providing tools and tips to ensure your compliance success. Author Thomas J. Huser, MS, CHPS, who has more than 23 years experience as an in-the-trenches hospital safety professional, pulls apart the EC standards and delivers expert advice on such topics as: EC strategies Safety and security Hazardous materials and waste Fire prevention Medical equipment Utilities management Appropriate environment Crafting your management plans Bonus CD-ROM included with your binder The accompanying CD-ROM contains electronic versions of all the forms and tools, making it easy to download and customize them to meet your facility's unique needs. A customizable tool that you'll refer to daily This manual is packaged in a portable 10 x 11 binder, making it easy to snap it open and add your own documents and policies. This manual also offers: Need-driven policies and procedures to comply with standards affecting all areas of the EC Tools to align your program with the revised EC standards Strategies to avoid Joint Commission survey hot spots An up-to-date, blow-by-blow look at the standards and EPs Evaluation procedures to validate your processes Tips specifically designed to help safety professionals achieve and maintain compliance Helpful advice to build a successful program from the ground up