As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Outpatient Surgery and Ambulatory Services Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Attending Physician Responsibilities. 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 Attending Physician Responsibilities:

	PURPOSE: To establish the responsibilities of the attending physicians who have patients in the facility. POLICY: The attending physician is directly responsible for the care rendered to the ambulatory care service patient. RESPONSIBILITIES: The following are the responsibilities of the attending physician: Notify the Registration personnel so that the patient can be preadmitted 48-72 hours prior to procedure day and receive preprocedure instructions. The patient shall have all labs, consents and preauthorized insurance arrangements completed before the day of procedure. Provide...
Second excerpt:
	...an immediate preprocedure reassessment to document any change in patient's status. Remind the patient to make arrangements to have someone drive them home after the procedure. Procedure shall not be started, if this designated driver cannot be verified prior to procedure. Instructions for follow-up care are to be written on the patient's discharge summary and are to include the following: Activity Diet Dressing care Next scheduled office visit Medications Treatment Any other...