Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) that accept Medicare must comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Conditions of Participation located in Appendix W in the manual. This ten-part webinar series will cover the CAH CoP manual, including two webinars that address Patient Rights – one of the most cited areas cited by CMS.

There were changes and new regulations for CAHs in 2020, including a change to all the tag numbers, some which do not include Interpretive Guidelines or Survey Procedures. Changes include infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, QAPI and Discharge Planning. There were also recent updates to the regulations from HHS and now include requirements under Patient Rights, plus unified and integrated systems.

This series will help CAHs comply with specific CoP problem areas, such as nursing care plans, necessary policies and procedures, medication administration and drug storage, and informed consent to name a few.