This webinar covers the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) that affect the emergency department. These interpretive guidelines are in two separate sections of the CMS hospital CoPs manual. Any hospital that accepts Medicare must follow the CMS CoPs for all patients. This session discusses staffing requirements, provision of services both on and off-campus, EMTALA, required policies and procedures, training requirements, medical director requirements, and compliance with standards of care. The webinar will also discuss the requirements for restraint and seclusion, grievances, and protocols. This program will show hospital emergency departments how to comply with the CMS hospital CoPs requirements.

Learning Objectives:-

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to: Recall that CMS has a section in the hospital CoP manual on emergency services. Discuss that CMS requires the emergency department to have specified policies and procedures. Describe that there are restraint and seclusion standards that staff must follow. Explain what has required if a patient files a grievance.

Who Should Attend:-

Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Compliance Officer, Emergency Department Personnel, Joint Commission Coordinator, Medical Records, Quality Improvement personnel, Risk Manager, Legal Counsel.