2018 - CMS Hospital CoP and TJC Telemedicine Standards, Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging

Areas Covered in the Webinar:
Introduction
Insights on 16 page federal law
Overview of 27 page interpretive guidelines by CMS for CoPs
What are the CMS deficiencies in telemedicine?
Learn about the definitions of distant site telemedicine entity (DTSE)
Insights on CoP board changes
Why written agreement is required, and insights on the requirements in the written agreement
Discussion on privileges based on medical staff recommendations
Credentialing by proxy - what you need to know
Agreements with Medicare certified hospitals and DTSE
How to ensure compliance with the CoPs
Find out the effect on Joint Commission hospitals
Basic hospital functions
Insights on reliance on the C&P decisions of the distant site
Peer review issues - what you need to know about
Adverse events and notification
Periodic appraisals
Complaints received about the distant site physician
Discussion on third party verification organizations
Where CoP tag numbers are changed