Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts
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Summary
The Chief of Staff and Associate Director Nursing and Patient Care Services evaluate and determine any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensure that the referring physician completes all required elements of the VA Inter-Facility Transfer Form or facility-defined equivalent prior to patient transfer.
The Chief of Staff and Associate Director Nursing and Patient Care Services evaluate and determine any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensure that staff send all pertinent medical records to the receiving facility during inter-facility transfers.
The Associate Director Nursing and Patient Care Services determines the reasons for noncompliance and makes certain that nurse-to-nurse communication occurs between the sending and receiving facility.
The Hospital Director evaluates and determines any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensures employees complete all required prevention and management of disruptive behavior training based on the risk level assigned to their work areas.