healthcare regulations & guidance

Industry Guidance

• Joint Best Practices Recommendation for Clinical Health Care Industry Representative Credentialing (PDF)
  AACN, AdvaMed, AORN, HIRA, HMMC, IHAC, IPPS, and MDMA

• Health Care Industry Representatives in the Operating Room
  American College of Surgeons

• Role of the Health Care Industry Representative in the Perioperative/Invasive Procedure Setting
  Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

• Health Care Industry/Vendor Representatives Standards FAQs
  The Joint Commission

In a statement released on April 15, 2009, The Joint Commission declined to issue any standards that specifically address health care industry/vendor representatives; however, The Joint Commission did point to several applicable standards, including:

• Environment of Care (EC.02.01.01)
• Patient Rights (RI.01.01.01)
• Infection Control (IC.02.01.01)
• Competence (LD.03.06.01 EP4)
• Leadership (LD.04.01.05 EPs 1 and 3)
• Patient Safety Programs (LD.04.04.05 EPs 1, 3, and 4)

Government Guidance

• Compliance Guidance
  HHS Office of Inspector General

• Health Information Privacy site (HIPAA)
  Department of Health and Human Services

• Definition of a "Business Associate"
  Department of Health and Human Services

• HITECH Act Breach Notification Requirements and Request for Comment (August 17, 2009) (PDF)
  Federal Register (HHS)

• Violation of an OIG Exclusion Penalty
  Department of Health and Human Services

• Corporate Responsibility and Corporate Compliance (joint statement) (PDF)
  HHS OIG and American Health Lawyers Association

• Vaccines and Immunizations for Healthcare Workers
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Vendor Compliance in Healthcare

• Vendormate Summary of Guidelines and Regulations Affecting Healthcare Vendors (PDF)
  

• Vendormate Summary of Guidelines and Regulations for Patient-Care Areas (PDF)