Catalog Number : nad1662
Title : CMS ASC Curriculum: Pharmaceutical Services & Administration of Drugs
Speaker : Sue Dill

Webplay Recording Date : 7-14-2010
Webplay Price : $ 160 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Purpose:

CMS issued Conditions for Coverage that every freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) must meet if the ambulatory surgery center want paid for Medicare and Medicaid patients. The standards apply to all patients treated in the ASC including worker comp and patients with commercial insurance. These standards became effective on May 18, 2009 and contained 167 pages and 267 tag numbers. CMS has some amendments December 30, 2009.

There is a section on pharmacy and medication management. Medications are the number one type of medical error and a frequent source of liability for ambulatory surgery facilities.

Target Audience: 

• Anyone involved in the medication management process.
• This includes:
  • the pharmacy director and pharmacy staff
  • physicians
  • chief nursing officer
  • nurses
  • nurse educator
  • administrator
  • compliance officer
  • risk management
  • quality improvement director
  • patient safety officer
  • anyone else involved in administration of medications and compliance with the ASC pharmacy standards

Webinar Objectives:

• Describe how to locate a copy of the ASC Conditions for Coverage
• Recall what pharmacy and medication policies are required
• Explain the recent issue regarding safe injection practices including the CMS and CDC requirements
• Discuss that adverse reactions must be reported to the physician responsible for the patient and documented in the medical record

A Few of the Topics that will be covered:

• Introduction to ASC CfC
• How to obtain a copy
• How to keep apprised of changes
• CMS ASC website
• Drugs must be provided in safe and effective manner
• Professional standards of practice
• Licensed professional to direct pharmacy services
• Requirement to be present when ASC is open for business
• Active direction and oversight of the pharmacy
• Administration of drugs
• Required policies and procedures
• ISMP, NASPB
• Labeling of prefilled syringes
• Storage of drugs
• Following manufacturer label
• Standard infection control practices for injectible medications
• Safe injection practice requirements from CDC
• Recent issues on safe injection practice
• Receipt and disposition of all schedule drugs
• Order required for all drugs
• Medication labeling requirements
• Infection control worksheet for safe injection practices
• Adverse reactions reports
• What to do if adverse reaction
• Blood and blood products administrations
• Verbal orders and read backs
• Signing verbal orders for medications
• Other sections related to drugs and medication management

Contact Hours:

This course has been approved for 1.2 Iowa Nursing Contact Hours. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.

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.