WEBINAR: Medical Staff and Telemedicine, Meeting CMS CoPs and Overview
Any hospital that accepts Medicare and Medicaid payments must comply with regulations known as the Conditions of Participation (CoPs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital CoPs have sections on all aspects of patient care, including medical staff and telemedicine.
This webinar will discuss the governing body and medical staff sections of the CoPs manual in relation to requirements and oversight. Although telemedicine has been a factor in health care (healthcare) for many years, COVID-19 has given it a larger role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This session will discuss standards for acute care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) participating in telemedicine. Finally, attendees will learn what provisions should be included in a telemedicine contract.
After this session, participants should be able to:
- Recall that hospitals can have a separate medical staff or a unified shared integrated medical staff.
- Explain the overlap between the governing body and medical staff.
- Describe the requirements for a medical staff under the CMS Conditions of Participation.
- Discuss the requirement that hospitals must have a written telemedicine agreement specifying the responsibilities of the distant-site hospital and entities to meet the credentialing requirements.
Laura A. Dixon most recently served as the director of risk management and patient safety for the Colorado Region of Kaiser Permanente. Before joining Kaiser, she served as the director, of facility patient safety and risk management and operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020. In her role, Ms. Dixon provided patient safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states.
Ms. Dixon has more than 20 years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management. Before joining COPIC, she served as the director of the Western region, patient safety, and risk management for The Doctors Company in Napa, California. In this capacity, she provided patient safety and risk management consultation to the physicians and staff in the western United States.
As a registered nurse and attorney, Laura holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Regis University, RECEP of Denver, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Drake University College of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Saint Luke’s School Professional Nursing, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California.
REGISTRATION
Registration Fee
$175 – MHA Member Facility
$275 – Non-Member Facility
The fees are per facility and include a link to the recording of the webinar which will be available for 60 days after the conclusion of the live session.
