| Subject: | CMS Clarifies Guidance On Standing Orders |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Tue, 28 Oct 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have issued a memorandum to its surveyors clarifying a portion of Survey & Certification Memorandum (S&C)-08-12 and S&C-08-18, issued on February 8 and April 11, 2008 respectively, regarding use of standing orders in hospitals. According to CMS, the use of standing orders must be documented as an order in the patient's medical record and signed by the practitioner responsible for the care of the patient, but the timing of such... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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