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Medicare rule change sets new standards.
2002 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.S. rule revision will help facilitate delivery of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations in hospitals, home health agencies, and nursing homes serving Medicare or Medicaid patients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) removed its requirement from the Conditions of Participation that a physician must write an individual order for each influenza and pneumococcal polysacchride vaccination given in hospital and long-term care settings and by home health agencies. The federal rule, 42 CFR Parts 482, 483, and 484, went into effect October 2, 2002. Where allowed by state law, appropriate nonphysician personnel can now provide these vaccinations under a facility-approved standing-order protocol.
The new rules make it faster and easier for patients to get their flu and pneumonia vaccinations, said Peter Houck, MD, chief medical officer of the CMS Seattle Regional Office and a lead physician for the prevention of flu and pneumonia under Medicare. "The new system relieves the burden from the physician so that they do not have to sign for each individual patient, making it a more effective and efficient system," he said. A study by the Rand Corp. found that standing orders programs are one of the ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Medicare rule change sets new standards.