CMS Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Hospital Conditions of Participation Recorded Webinar | Laura A. Dixon | From: Dec 08, 2021 - To: Dec 31, 2021 |
This program will cover all of the hospital radiology and nuclear medicine standards require by hospitals from CMS. Even though CMS rewrote all of the hospital conditions of participation in radiology and nuclear medicine on July 10, 2015, some hospitals are still struggling to comply. If a surveyor showed up at your door tomorrow would you be able to demonstrate compliance with the 41 pages of changes? Every hospital that accepts Medicare or Medicaid must comply with these regulations and interpretive guidelines.
These address the issue that ionizing radiation can cause cancer and that radiology services are not without risk. Patient exposure to radiation has doubled in twenty years. The amount of ionizing radiation from a CT scan is significantly greater and patients may receive several over their lifetime. There are 80 million studies done every year. The FDA has taken initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure. The FDA wants to make sure it is justified to use it and dose optimized so the lowest dose is used. This is referred to as low as reasonably achievable. CMS discusses safety precautions a hospital should do to decrease radiation exposure.
This program will cover the MRI requirements. Some many policies and protocols are now required. This program will help hospitals understand all the radiology and nuclear medicine conditions of participation to help prevent receiving a deficiency.
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Laura Dixon served as the Director, Facility Patient Safety and Risk Management and Operations for COPIC from 2014 to 2020 where she provided safety and risk management consultation and training to facilities, practitioners, and staff in multiple states. Ms. Dixon has more than twenty years of clinical experience in acute care facilities, including critical care, coronary care, peri-operative services, and pain management. She served as the Director, Western Region, Patient Safety and Risk Management for The Doctors Company, Napa, California. 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.