Catalog Number : cga1950
Title : Critical Access Hospitals: Conditions of Participation
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 2-11-2016
Webplay Price : $ 150 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Description:

Critical Access Hospitals have special Conditions of Participation. This webinar provides a step-by-step review of the CAH CoPs including discussions of special situations. Additionally, PPS hospital CoPs are compared and contrasted to CAH CoPs.

Webinar Objectives:

• Review 42 CFR § 485 - CAH CoPs
• Understand terminology and requirements for CAHs
• Appreciate special CoPs and how they differ from PPS hospitals
• Understand special requirements for physicians and practitioners
• Have knowledge of special concerns about EMTALA
• Appreciate how the provider-based rule (PBR) affects CAHs
• Understand the requirements for physician supervision
• Understand the requirements for utilization review
• Understand the need to at least annually review the CoPs for compliance
• Review current problems with the CoPs and on-going guidance

Target Audience: 

CAH Coding Personnel, Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel, Nursing Staff, Outpatient Service Area Personnel, Chargemaster Coordinators, Financial Analysts, Compliance Personnel, Physicians, Practitioners and Other Interested Personnel

A Few of the Topics that will be covered:

• Overview
  • Critical Access Hospitals
  • Cost-Based Reimbursement
  • Organizational Structuring Requirements
  • Cost-Reporting Process
• CAH CoPs
  • Overview
  • Comparison to PPS Hospital CoPs
• Review of CAH CoPs
  • Definitions and Terminology
  • Rural Networks
  • Personnel and Personnel Qualification
  • Status, Location, Certification and Accreditation
  • Emergency Services
  • Physical Plant
  • Organization and Staffing
  • Services and Clinical Records
  • Periodic Reviews and Quality
  • Physician Credentialing
  • Utilization Review
  • Telehealth Services
• Special Related Issues
  • EMTALA
  • Conditions for Payment (CfPs)
  • Provider-Based Rule
  • Observation and IP Status
  • Supervisory Requirements
  • Non-Physician Practitioners
• Sources for Further Information

Contact Hours:

• Nursing participants: Instruct-online has approved this program for 1.8 contact hours, Iowa Board of Nursing Approved Provider Number 339

• All other participants: Must attend the entire Webinar and complete a Webinar critique to receive a 1.5 Hour Attendance Certificate for each program.

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.