Module 04 Course Project - Writing Compliance Procedures

Compliance Policies

Tia Branden

Rasmussen College

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Handwashing Procedures

The hand hygiene compliance plan is essential in many ways.

Employees are safe from any bacterial infections.

Patients feel safe

Forms better relations between medical team and patient

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Handwashing Procedure

Wet your hands

Apply sufficient amount of soap to hands

Rub hands together

Spread over entire surface of hands and extend to lower part of forearms

Rub palm to palm, between fingers, rub palms while fingers are interlaced. Rub back of fingers with opposite hand.

Apply small amount of water to lather

Rinse Hands

Dry hands with clean towel

Turn off water with clean towel

Dry hands for 5 seconds

Apply gloves

Repeat for each patient interaction

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Diabetes Management Education

Inform Patient of program

Patient meets specalists

Initial physician’s visit

Patient expectations

Education provided

Patient receives time to reflect and review

Patient develops goal

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Compliance Plan A

Hand washing or hygiene includes two primary actions:

a)  Washing the hands by using soap and water. It ensures limitation of colonization of transient flora accompanied by dirt, soil, and loose flora.

b)  Rubbing hands with a fast-acting antiseptic agent known as the hand sanitizer.

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Compliance Plan A

Before patient contact: All the medical attendants to clean their hands before touching a patient when approaching him or her. The core reason for this is to protect the patient against any harmful germs carried along with the attendant’s hands.

Before an aseptic task: Medical attendants to clean their hands immediately before application or use of any aseptic task. The reason for this is shielding the patients against any harmful germs, including germs from the patient. (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2016)

After a body fluid exposure risk: The affected person should clean hands immediately after an exposure to such risk of body fluids, even after glove removal. The reason for this is it offers protection on the own body and the healthcare environment against any harmful germs or pathogens.

After contact with patient surroundings: Hands should be cleaned after touching any object such as bending or furniture in the patient’s immediate surroundings. The reason is to protect yourself and the healthcare environment against any harmful patient germs. (Hamilton, 2014)

After patient contact: Hands should be cleaned after touching a patient and his or her immediate surroundings. The reason for this is to protect you against any germs and pathogens from the environment.

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Compliance Plan B

Policies should show structured recordings of demographics, medications, problems, medication allergies, and the creation of a structured clinical are to be clearly shown for every patient suffering from diabetes.

Records are to be shown in a summary. The records indicated must inform the care plan and also the ongoing clinical plan.

Care management for chronic like diseases such as diabetes, should ensure the timely receipt of all recommended preventive care.

The medical attendant should provide the beneficiary with clear written or electronic copy of the care plan. The plan must be documented to offer provision in the medical electronic record.

Under the beneficiary consent, the recipient should be informed that only one practitioner can furnish and therefore be paid for the services administered during a calendar month.

Another policy in improving adherence is by identifying when patients are not adhering to the drug regimen. Fighting to achieve the desired blood glucose goals, the medical attendants should distinguish poor glycemic control having a poor adherence from a failure.

Patients should be identified with evidence of personal obstacles before reassuring them or employing another strategy.

Medical attendants need to help the patient gain confidence especially in giving information by demonstrating the insulin use.

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Overview

The first compliance plan incorporates the implementation of a hand hygiene program which targets clinics, hospitals and other sort of health centers where patients are treated accordingly.

The second compliance plan is involved with the implementation of fraud prevention, detection and elimination in conducting the daily monetary transactions.

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References

AADE (2010).Diabetes management education service: procedure for diabetes care practice.

Eramo, L. A. (2016). Stopping fraud: detecting and preventing fraud in the e-health era. Retrieved from http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=103625#.Vydm4_krLIU Healthdirect Australia. (2014). Hand washing. Retrieved from http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/hand-washing

Rotter M. (2009). Hand disinfection and Handwashing: hand infection control procedure. 2nd ed. Philadelphia. Retrieved from http://www.mtpinnacle.com/pdfs/handwashing-disinfection-cont.pdf

Sharlene Emerson, (2006). Introducing the Diabetes Management Education in health Care. Diabetes Spectrum 2006 Apr; 19(2): 79-83

 American Association of Diabetes Educators. (2005). 7 self- care behaviors goal sheet.

Retrieved from http://www.patienteducationupdate.com/2005-05-01/article7.asp Hamilton, P.M., and Crane, L. R. (2014.) Hand hygiene. Retrieved from http://www.nursingceu.com/courses/467/index_nceu.html

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2016). the sound of two hands washing: improving hand hygiene. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/ImprovementStories/SoundofTwoHandsWashing. aspx

McCraig, L. F., and Nawar, E. W. (2006) National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2004 Emergency Department Summary. Advance Data. No.372. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad372.pdf

Wagner, E.H., Austin, B.T., Davis, C., Hindmarsh, M., Schaefer, J., and Bonomi, A. (2001). Improving chronic illness care: translating evidence into action.

Eramo, L. A. (2016). Stopping fraud: detecting and preventing fraud in the e-health era.

Retrieved from http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=103625#.Vydm4_krLIU Healthdirect Australia. (2014). Hand washing. Retrieved from http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/hand-washing

Mayo Clinic. (2016) Hand-washing: do’s and don’ts. Retrieved from

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/hand-washing/art- 20046253  

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