Catalog Number : ncd1668
Title : CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation: Medication/Pharmacy Regulations
Speaker : Sue Dill

Webplay Recording Date : 2-16-2012
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

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Target Audience

This program is for anyone involved in the medication process especially:

• Pharmacists
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Patient Safety Officer
• Risk Managers
• Hospital Attorneys
• Compliance Officers
• Joint Commission Coordinators
• Quality and Performance Improvement Staff
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Policy and Procedure Committee Members
• Case Managers
• Nurse Educators
• Nurse Managers
• others who participate in the medication process

Webinar Objectives:

• Recall that all hospitals that receive Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement must follow the medication guidelines even if the hospital has deemed status
• Discuss what a physician must do to comply with the requirements on standing orders and protocols
• Recall that all medications must be given within 30 minutes of their scheduled time  

Webinar Agenda/Outline:

• Pharmaceutical Services requirements
• Registered pharmacy director
• Medications given within 30 minutes of order
• MS role in developing P&P to minimize drug error
• Functions of pharmacist
• Flag new types of medication errors
• High alert medication
• Limiting number of medication related devices
• Pharmacist on call if not open 24 hours
• Standardization of prescribing and communication practices
• Abbreviations, look alike-sound alike drugs
• Pre-printed order sheets
• Voluntary non-punitive reporting system
• Weight based dosing for pediatric population
• Incorporation external alerts
• P&P required by hospitals
• Policy to minimize drug errors
• Storage of drugs
• Pharmacy director role in P&P
• Drug storage of medications and biologicals
• Dispensing and administration of medications
• Pharmacist job description
• Pharmacy personnel requirements
• First review of new medications
• Policy to address medications brought in
• Investigation drug policy
• Recalled or discontinued drugs
• Compounding of drugs
• Locked storage areas
• OR anesthesia carts and ASA guideline
• Medication and crash carts
• Patient self administration of drugs regulation
• Outdated or mislabeled drugs
• When pharmacist not on duty
• Night cabinet standard
• Automated stop orders
• Medication error and near misses
• Proactively identify medication errors
• Indicator or trigger drug review
• Drug interaction information
• Formulary

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.