This session is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $295 for non-members.SpeakerLaura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRMCourse CurriculumThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made a change in 2019 which states that healthy outpatients may not be required to have a full history and physical. This session will explain how to implement this rule and discuss policy requirements, medical staff and board approval, revised medical staff bylaws, and more. This program will also cover what should be in the history and physical and how to comply with the CMS hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Hospitals should ensure that hospital policies and procedures meet the history and physical requirements. Medical staff bylaws must also comply with the regulations and interpretive guidelines and standards. Continuing Education CreditsThe Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 1.5 contact hours. By attending History and Physicals: Meeting Hospital CoPs in 2025 Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1.5 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register. If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.
This session is complimentary for all GHA members. The fee is $295 for non-members.
SpeakerLaura A. Dixon, BS, JD, RN, CPHRM
Course Curriculum
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made a change in 2019 which states that healthy outpatients may not be required to have a full history and physical. This session will explain how to implement this rule and discuss policy requirements, medical staff and board approval, revised medical staff bylaws, and more. This program will also cover what should be in the history and physical and how to comply with the CMS hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs). Hospitals should ensure that hospital policies and procedures meet the history and physical requirements. Medical staff bylaws must also comply with the regulations and interpretive guidelines and standards.
Continuing Education Credits
The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 1.5 contact hours.
By attending History and Physicals: Meeting Hospital CoPs in 2025 Webinar offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 1.5 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Attendees who wish to have the hours applied toward ACHE Qualifying Education credit must self-report their participation by logging into their MyACHE account and selecting ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
Visit the GHA Learning Academy for additional details and to register.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact the education department at education@gha.org or 770-249-4529.