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CDPH Licensing & Enforcement

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Overview

CDPH Licensing & Enforcement

July 5, 2011

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Licensing and Certification surveyors may visit a hospital at any time to determine whether the hospital is in compliance with state licensing requirements. Visits may result from a complaint by a patient, employee or other third party; a newspaper article; or a report by the hospital itself regarding an unusual occurrence, privacy breach or adverse event.

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Publication

California Hospital Survey Manual
A Guide to the Licensing & Certification Survey Process (New Manual!)

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January 31, 2012 Lois Richardson

 

Overview

The surveyors have arrived, unannounced, at your hospital. What do you do first? What will the surveyors do?

The California Hospital Survey Manual is intended to help hospital staff understand and prepare for the survey process, from start to finish. It was written specifically for California’s hospital licensing and accreditation professionals, compliance officers, legal counsel, risk managers, and other members of the hospital’s licensing and compliance teams.

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General information

CHA Medication Safety Guidelines for Fentanyl Patch

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October 14, 2011 Dorel Harms Debby Rogers

Despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration, manufacturers and various patient safety agencies, fentaNYL transdermal patches continue to be prescribed inappropriately to treat patients with acute pain who are not opioid tolerant. CDPH has issued several Immediate Jeopardy administrative penalties for inappropriate use of fentaNYL transdermal patches.

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