{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Recent Changes in the Innovative Postanesthesia Care Unit Gatekeeper Role

Activity Steps

Purpose of Activity

To provide information about recent CMS Medicare rule changes and implications for patient status designation.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Describe Medicare status designation rules.
  2. Identify decision points that occur in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) related to patient status designation.
Price: $24.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 2.5 CH
  • CCMC 2.0 CH
  • NAHQ 2.5 CEH
  • DC - BON 2.5 CH
  • KY-BON 2.5 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.

This Continuing Education (CE) activity is provided by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and has been preapproved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC) for 2.0 CE contact hours.

This continuing education (CE) activity is provided by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and has been approved by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) for 2.5 CE Hours. CPHQ CE Hours are based on a 60-minute hour. This CE is approved for meeting requirements for certification renewal.





Test Code: PCM0914
Published: Sep/Oct 2014
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Elaine Coulter, RN, BSN, MHA, CNE; Mary Elizabeth VanGelder, RN, BSN, MRE
Specialties: Perioperative, Surgery
Topics: Medicare