As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Hospice Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Waived Testing. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Waived Testing:

	POLICY: It is the policy of this organization to instruct and train appropriately licensed staff to perform specified types of Clinical Laboratory specimen testing at the point of care rendered or at the patient's bedside. This type of testing will be referred to as waived testing and is understood to be performed by those individuals who have the clinical expertise and licensure to perform, interpret and take appropriate action on waived tests. Waived testing performed for Hospice patients may include: Dipstick/tablet reagent urinalysis Blood glucose monitoring home monitor Some...
Second excerpt:
	...records shall be associated with individual test results For instrument-based waived testing, quality control requirements will include two 2 levels of control, if these are commercially available. Quality control documentation includes rationale and is based on: How the test is used Reagent stability Manufacturer's recommendations The organization's experience with the test Currently accepted guidelines The Clinical Laboratory Director shall review all quality control...