Clarifying the Confusing CMS Standards

Every hospital that accepts Medicare and Medicaid must follow the CMS hospital CoP standards for surgery, anesthesia, and PACU. Understanding CMS policies and final anesthesia standards are after four revisions can be confusing. Join AHC Media on March 28, 2016 10 am - 12 pm PT 1 - 3 pm ET for a webinar titled, "Clarifying the Confusing CMS Hospital Surgery, PACU, and Anesthesia Standards" to learn more and how these standards affect sedation performed in the ED and GI lab.

In addition, the webinar will cover the three CoP standards, including some of the current interpretive guidelines regarding pre-anesthesia evaluations, post-anesthesia evaluations, and anesthesia services. Additionally, we'll examine the number and types of deficiencies hospitals receive in the areas of informed consent, H&Ps, safe opioid use, safe injection practices, compounding, and beyond use dates. Also, this program will explore the required surgery and anesthesia standards that your hospital's P&Ps must cover.

To read previous AHC Media coverage about CMS standards, please click here. AHC Media hosts more than 10 webinars each month on a variety of topics. Please click here to see upcoming webinars, or to catch up previous sessions.