Radiology Department Compliance Manual

by Hughes, Nancy L.

• ISBN13: 9780834212541
• ISBN10: 0834212544
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

Here's more help to comply with complex radiology department regulations. In the Second Edition of Radiology Department Compliance Manual, you get everything you need to stay in compliance. 1) Legal compliance questions and answers: Find the legal answers you need in seconds. 2) Joint Commission survey questions and answers: Get inside guidance from colleagues who have been there. 3) Hospital accreditation standard analysis: Learn about Joint Commission standards as they apply To The radiology department. 4) Reference materials for radiology department compliance: All the tools you need to comply with radiology department-related regulations, laws, and accreditation standards. Includes a diskette containing many of the forms, policies, procedures, and other documentation within the Reference Materials section.

Table of Contents

Editorial Board	vii
Contributors	ix
Introduction	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Part 1---Legal Compliance Questions and Answers	1	(1)
Regulation of Radioactive Materials	1	(19)
Occupational Safety	20	(8)
Personnel	28	(10)
Negligence	38	(7)
Consent	45	(10)
Medical Records and Confidentiality	55	(2)
Reimbursement	57
Part 2---Joint Commission Survey Questions and Answers	1	(1)
Introduction	1	(1)
Department Preparation	1	(2)
Survey Focus	3	(1)
Meeting with Surveyors On-Site	3	(2)
Surveyor's Tour of the Radiology Department	5	(3)
Hot Issues	8	(1)
Staff Preparation	9	(4)
Documentation	13	(1)
Peer Review Process	14	(1)
Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement	15	(2)
Age-Specific Training	17	(1)
Training, Orientation, and Inservices	18	(2)
Survey Experience	20	(2)
Preparing for a Site Visit	22
Part 3---Hospital Accreditation Standards Analysis	1	(1)
Patient Rights and Organization Ethics	1	(6)
Patient Assessment	7	(5)
Care of Patients	12	(11)
Continuum of Care	23	(4)
Education	27	(2)
Improving Organization Performance	29	(5)
Leadership	34	(8)
Management of the Environment of Care	42	(9)
Management of Human Resources	51	(5)
Management of Information	56	(6)
Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection	62
Part 4---Reference Materials for Radiology Department Compliance	1
Patient Rights and Organization Ethics	1	(8)
Patient Assessment	9	(3)
Care of Patients	12	(34)
Education	46	(2)
Continuum of Care	48	(7)
Improving Organization Performance	55	(25)
Management of the Environment of Care	80	(26)
Management of Human Resources	106	(26)
Management of Information	132	(5)
Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection	137
Index	I:1