This customizable document, Approval and Use of Contracted Services, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Leadership Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Approval and Use of Contracted Services:

	POLICY: It is the policy of this institution to require administrative and medical staff approval for any outside or contracted services utilized to provide patient care and treatment for patients. It is understood that outside or contracted services are utilized to provide care and services not available within this organization. PROCEDURE: To assure that patients receive one level of care regardless of where care is rendered, any outside or contracted service providers will be reviewed and approved by the administration and medical staff leaders of this institution prior to entering...
Second excerpt:
	...Joint Commission standards specific to those related functions as outlined in the Joint Commission standards manual; CMS and DHHS regulations and any local state, county or city laws and regulations; Physical condition of facility, utilizing state and Joint Commission environment of care safety, hazardous materials, biomedical, utilities, equipment management and security requirements and standards; Review of physical accessibility for the patient population; Review of physician and...