Informed Consent Update Maneuvering Maze 2021 CMS, TJC, DNV and other Standards Hospital Should Know

Ever been confused about what standards and guidelines apply to informed consent? Do you know what elements should be in your consent form? This program will discuss the current CMS hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs), including the critical access hospital, Joint Commission, and DNV Healthcare standards on informed consent requirements. It will cover the Joint Commission revised informed consent standards. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has three different sections in the hospital CoP manual regarding consent. All hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement must comply with these regulations and interpretive guidelines. This program will discuss the CMS requirements for hospitals and critical access hospitals since they are very different. The hospital must follow the consent regulations for all patients and not just Medicare and Medicaid hospitals. Hospitals should ensure that their policies and procedures reflect the CMS requirements and that their staff is educated on these informed consent interpretive guidelines. Healthcare providers must also be aware of their specific state law on informed consent. Many professional organizations, like the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists also have guidelines or position statements on informed consent. Come join us for a fun session on making informed consent a little simpler to understand!