I remember filling out paperwork for the first formal job I ever had – a dishwasher and busboy for a restaurant. Some family friends owned the restaurant, so the paperwork was a formality. I remember that it included an application and some kind of a note from my parents since I was under 16 years of age. I didn’t have a driver’s license or a passport, so it’s anybody’s guess what I used for identification or if they even asked for it. I also remember that the simple paperwork seemed intrusive and complicated.
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Topics:
Personnel Files,
HQAA Accreditation,
Employee Training
Many in the home medical equipment industry equate policy manuals to their accreditation inspections. And of course, these bulky tomes are certainly a large part of the accreditation and survey experience for every DME. Policy manuals serve as the road map for how work gets done within an organization, a set of rules for the organization, and the document that defines the structure, function, and philosophy of the organization. Let’s look at what a policy manual should contain and how it impacts not only accreditation, but also the overall day-to-day operation of an organization.
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Topics:
Business Practices,
HME Accreditation Requirements,
Quality Standards,
Compliance,
HQAA Accreditation,
Patient File Requirements,
Employee Training,
Renewing Accreditation,
Patient Privacy,
Materials Management,
Personnel Files,
Avoiding Deficiencies,
Quality Improvement,
Complaint Process,
CMS,
Billing,
Clinical Practice Guidelines,
Emergencies,
Disaster Preparedness,
Customer Service,
Marketing,
Safety Officer,
Competence,
Warehouse,
Oxygen,
Delivery,
Clinical Respiratory Services,
Showroom,
Retail,
Quality Care,
Security,
HIPAA
New employees who apply and secure jobs with durable medical equipment companies are often surprised to find out that they are being offered vaccinations to protect them against Hepatitis B. In fact, some new employees find it unsettling to learn that their new job offers this “benefit” because of increased exposure risk to this dreaded but somewhat misunderstood disease. Let’s dispel some myths and lay out the basic facts about the disease, its prevention, and why healthcare workers are being offered this vaccination.
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Topics:
Business Practices,
Delivery,
Clinical Practice Guidelines,
Personnel Files,
Employee Training
“Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right” --Oprah Winfrey
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Topics:
Avoiding Deficiencies,
Compliance,
Billing,
Employee Training,
HIPAA,
Delivery,
Retail,
Warehouse,
Showroom,
Personnel Files,
Materials Management,
Patient File Requirements,
Process Improvement,
Quality,
Safety Officer,
Quality Improvement,
Patient Privacy,
Quality Standards
Whether you keep paper or electronic personnel files, you must maintain them in a secure and organized manner so they will be ready for your surveyor during your unannounced survey. A good best practice is to audit your personnel files two to four times annually to ensure that the files are complete and up-to-date.
There are a few items that are commonly marked as personnel file deficiencies. Make sure the following articles are completed, organized and stored in a secure fashion.
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Topics:
Personnel Files,
Avoiding Deficiencies
