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Legal Compliance Questions and Answers | |
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Introduction to Compliance | |
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Patients' Rights | |
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Restraint and Seclusion | |
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Confidentiality of ED Records | |
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Consent to Treatment | |
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Antidiscrimination Laws | |
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Patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) | |
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Patients with HIV or AIDS | |
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Content of the ED Record | |
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Staffing Issues | |
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Medical Staff | |
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On-Call Staffing | |
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The Role of Nonphysicians in the ED | |
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Dress Codes | |
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Refusal to Treat Patients | |
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Staff Substance Abuse | |
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Discrimination and Harassment | |
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Occupational Safety | |
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Bloodborne Pathogens | |
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Airborne Hazards | |
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Ergonomic Hazards | |
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Smoking | |
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Passageways and Exits | |
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Security in the ED | |
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Violence | |
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State Law Regarding Violence in the ED | |
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Security Measures | |
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Responsibilities Relating to Crimes Outside the ED | |
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Abandonment in the ED | |
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Administering Tests at Request of Law Enforcement Without Patient Consent | |
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Duty to Treat Patients Regardless of Ability to Pay EMTALA | |
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Hill-Burton Other Federal Requirements | |
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State Law Duties Reimbursement | |
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Payment by Managed Care Organizations | |
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Billing Medicare for ED Services | |
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Interpreting X-Rays and EKGs | |
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Services Provided by Teaching Physicians and Residents | |
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Emergency Response Planning | |
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Patient Safety | |
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Emergency Department Management | |
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Patient Flow | |
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Health Care Reform | |
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Joint Commission Survey Questions and Answers | |
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H1N1 Preparedness | |
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Survey Focus | |
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Medical Record Review | |
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Patient Safety Goals | |
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Organ Donation Construction | |
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Patient Assessments | |
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Survey Experience | |
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Hospital Accreditation Standards Analysis | |
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Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities | |
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Provision of Care | |
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Medication Management | |
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Improving Organization Performance Leadership | |
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Management of the Environment of Care | |
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Management of Human Resources | |
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Management of Information | |
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Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection | |
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Record of Care, Treatment, and Services | |
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Emergency Management | |
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Life Safety | |
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Reference Materials for Emergency Department Compliance | |
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Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities | |
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Provision of Care | |
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Medication Management | |
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Improving Organization Performance Leadership | |
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Management of the Environment of Care | |
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Management of Human Resources | |
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Management of Information | |
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Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection | |
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Emergency Management | |
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CMS and Joint Commission Standards Checklist | |
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Areas of Assessment | |
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Deemed Status | |