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Universal Precautions and Safety in ASCs
Course overview
This course will cover the principles of universal precautions and safety in ambulatory surgery centers. Topics will include infection control, patient safety, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Goal
This course is designed to teach learners about universal precautions in ASCs. Course expiration date: 6/20/2026
Universal Precautions and Safety in ASCs
Course overview
This course will cover the principles of universal precautions and safety in ambulatory surgery centers. Topics will include infection control, patient safety, and compliance with regulatory standards.
Goal
This course is designed to teach learners about universal precautions in ASCs. Course expiration date: 6/20/2026
Medical Chaperone Training
Course overview
This course delivers a comprehensive understanding of a medical chaperone’s role and responsibilities. It highlights their critical part in preserving patient-provider interaction integrity, patient advocacy, and adherence to ethical and legal norms. Course content covers chaperone responsibilities, interaction best practices, gowning and draping procedures, appropriate communication, handling intimate examinations, maintaining professional boundaries, and harassment scenarios. It includes HIPAA regulations education and details on documentation and reporting. Upon course completion, students will possess the necessary skills to effectively act as medical chaperones, supporting patients while maintaining professionalism and legal compliance.
Goal
This course is designed to train students on the role of the medical chaperone. Course expiration date: 6/20/2026
Medical Chaperone Training
Course overview
This course delivers a comprehensive understanding of a medical chaperone’s role and responsibilities. It highlights their critical part in preserving patient-provider interaction integrity, patient advocacy, and adherence to ethical and legal norms. Course content covers chaperone responsibilities, interaction best practices, gowning and draping procedures, appropriate communication, handling intimate examinations, maintaining professional boundaries, and harassment scenarios. It includes HIPAA regulations education and details on documentation and reporting. Upon course completion, students will possess the necessary skills to effectively act as medical chaperones, supporting patients while maintaining professionalism and legal compliance.
Goal
This course is designed to train students on the role of the medical chaperone. Course expiration date: 6/20/2026
Apexus: Implementation V: Entity Owned Pharmacy
Discusses compliance and operational considerations of using an entity-owned pharmacy model. This module will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
This course is one of the nineteen courses in the Apexus 340B University OnDemand Curriculum.
Apexus: Implementation V: Entity Owned Pharmacy
Discusses compliance and operational considerations of using an entity-owned pharmacy model. This module will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
This course is one of the nineteen courses in the Apexus 340B University OnDemand Curriculum.
OSHA Training: An Overview of Key Safety Standards
Course overview
This course is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of key topics related to workplace safety and regulatory compliance. It covers essential areas such as general safety practices, disease transmission prevention, hazardous materials handling, bloodborne pathogens, medical waste management, and infection control. By completing this course, healthcare professionals will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create a safe and compliant work environment, protect themselves and others from potential hazards, and adhere to regulatory standards set by organizations like OSHA.
Goal
This course is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to comply with OSHA regulations and create a safe working environment. By understanding OSHA standards, healthcare professionals can identify workplace hazards, implement appropriate safety measures, prevent accidents and injuries, and promote the overall well-being of employees and patients.
OSHA Training: An Overview of Key Safety Standards
Course overview
This course is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of key topics related to workplace safety and regulatory compliance. It covers essential areas such as general safety practices, disease transmission prevention, hazardous materials handling, bloodborne pathogens, medical waste management, and infection control. By completing this course, healthcare professionals will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create a safe and compliant work environment, protect themselves and others from potential hazards, and adhere to regulatory standards set by organizations like OSHA.
Goal
This course is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to comply with OSHA regulations and create a safe working environment. By understanding OSHA standards, healthcare professionals can identify workplace hazards, implement appropriate safety measures, prevent accidents and injuries, and promote the overall well-being of employees and patients.
Regulated Medical Waste
Course overview
This course provides an overview of the management of regulated medical waste, including its identification, handling, packaging, transportation, and disposal. It also covers the FDA requirements for sharps containers and the Needlestick Prevention Act. The course uses the example of medical waste generated by patients with known or suspected COVID-19 virus to illustrate the proper management practices.
Goal
This course is designed to equip health professionals with knowledge of safety standards to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations regarding the management of regulated medical waste. Participants will gain an understanding of OSHA requirements for handling, packaging, transportation, and disposal of regulated medical waste, as well as the necessary precautions to prevent sharps injuries and the spread of infectious diseases.
Regulated Medical Waste
Course overview
This course provides an overview of the management of regulated medical waste, including its identification, handling, packaging, transportation, and disposal. It also covers the FDA requirements for sharps containers and the Needlestick Prevention Act. The course uses the example of medical waste generated by patients with known or suspected COVID-19 virus to illustrate the proper management practices.
Goal
This course is designed to equip health professionals with knowledge of safety standards to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations regarding the management of regulated medical waste. Participants will gain an understanding of OSHA requirements for handling, packaging, transportation, and disposal of regulated medical waste, as well as the necessary precautions to prevent sharps injuries and the spread of infectious diseases.
Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers
Course overview
This course provides a basic understanding of the different types of respirators used in the workplace for worker protection, and orients the learner on their proper use. OSHA standard 1910.134(d)(3)(i) specifies that employers are required to provide a respirator that is adequate to protect the health of the employee and ensure compliance with all other OSHA statutory and regulatory requirements, under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. The content in this course is retrieved from resources provided by the US Department of Labor, and is current as of 2023.
Goal
This course is designed to equip health professionals with knowledge of infection control and safety standards for the use of respirators, specified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers
Course overview
This course provides a basic understanding of the different types of respirators used in the workplace for worker protection, and orients the learner on their proper use. OSHA standard 1910.134(d)(3)(i) specifies that employers are required to provide a respirator that is adequate to protect the health of the employee and ensure compliance with all other OSHA statutory and regulatory requirements, under routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. The content in this course is retrieved from resources provided by the US Department of Labor, and is current as of 2023.
Goal
This course is designed to equip health professionals with knowledge of infection control and safety standards for the use of respirators, specified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Navigating the Changing OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard & CMS Vaccine Mandates
This webinar provides an overview of the Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for employers in OSHAs Emergency Temporary Standard. It discusses the Condition of Participation in Medicare and Medicaid as well as recommended strategies for ensuring compliance and avoiding penalties.
Navigating the Changing OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard & CMS Vaccine Mandates
This webinar provides an overview of the Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for employers in OSHAs Emergency Temporary Standard. It discusses the Condition of Participation in Medicare and Medicaid as well as recommended strategies for ensuring compliance and avoiding penalties.
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
Course overview
This comprehensive course addresses the risks associated with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) and aims to provide healthcare personnel and individuals in high-risk occupations with the necessary knowledge and skills to protect themselves and others. Participants will learn about the nature of BBPs, their presence in human blood, and the potential for causing and spreading diseases. The course covers essential topics, including common BBPs, routes of exposure, best practices, and standards for avoiding exposure. Participants will also gain insights into proper sharps disposal, methods for compliance with OSHA and other standards, and incident reporting in case of exposure. By completing this training, employees and employers can minimize the risk of BBP exposure in the workplace, ensuring a safe and healthful environment in compliance with OSHA regulations.
Goal
The goal of this course is to equip healthcare personnel and high-risk individuals with knowledge and skills to prevent occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs). Participants will learn about BBP risks, prevention best practices, compliance with safety standards, proper sharps disposal, and incident reporting. The course aims to create a safe working environment while meeting OSHA requirements.
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
Course overview
This comprehensive course addresses the risks associated with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) and aims to provide healthcare personnel and individuals in high-risk occupations with the necessary knowledge and skills to protect themselves and others. Participants will learn about the nature of BBPs, their presence in human blood, and the potential for causing and spreading diseases. The course covers essential topics, including common BBPs, routes of exposure, best practices, and standards for avoiding exposure. Participants will also gain insights into proper sharps disposal, methods for compliance with OSHA and other standards, and incident reporting in case of exposure. By completing this training, employees and employers can minimize the risk of BBP exposure in the workplace, ensuring a safe and healthful environment in compliance with OSHA regulations.
Goal
The goal of this course is to equip healthcare personnel and high-risk individuals with knowledge and skills to prevent occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs). Participants will learn about BBP risks, prevention best practices, compliance with safety standards, proper sharps disposal, and incident reporting. The course aims to create a safe working environment while meeting OSHA requirements.
Quality of Care in Indian Health Service
This three-part video series highlights OIGs examination of challenges IHS faces in providing quality health care and also covers OIG studies that determined the rate of adverse events in IHS hospitals and assessed hospitals adherence to national clinical guidelines and best practices for labor and delivery care. An IHS speaker also details the IHS Strategic Plan and quality of care initiatives. This series is intended for all audiences, including compliance officers of health care organizations such as IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program facilities and health care providers.
This course is one of nine of the Compliance modules published by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services by their Office of Inspector General website. Additional compliance courses are listed below:
Compliance 101
Compliance 201 for Health Care Providers
Compliance for Governing Boards
Fraud, Waste and Abuse for Health Care Providers
Using Internal Controls
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Combating the Opiod Epidemic in Indian Country
Protecting Patients in AI/AN Communities
Quality of Care in IHS
Quality of Care in Indian Health Service
This three-part video series highlights OIGs examination of challenges IHS faces in providing quality health care and also covers OIG studies that determined the rate of adverse events in IHS hospitals and assessed hospitals adherence to national clinical guidelines and best practices for labor and delivery care. An IHS speaker also details the IHS Strategic Plan and quality of care initiatives. This series is intended for all audiences, including compliance officers of health care organizations such as IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Program facilities and health care providers.
This course is one of nine of the Compliance modules published by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services by their Office of Inspector General website. Additional compliance courses are listed below:
Compliance 101
Compliance 201 for Health Care Providers
Compliance for Governing Boards
Fraud, Waste and Abuse for Health Care Providers
Using Internal Controls
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Combating the Opiod Epidemic in Indian Country
Protecting Patients in AI/AN Communities
Quality of Care in IHS