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Collecting and Preserving Evidence in a Healthcare Setting
Whenever a crime occurs, evidence can be transferred among the perpetrator, victim, and the crime scene. Law enforcement personnel collect and preserve crime scene evidence. Healthcare professionals can simultaneously assist with a crime investigation and provide good healthcare to patients by collecting and preserving evidence from the patient’s body. It is imperative to understand that the collection and preservation of evidence from a patient should never compromise the patient’s safety, autonomy, or legal rights. This course provides an overview of interviewing, collecting, and preserving forensic evidence, toxicology, and documentation.
Recognize how nurses and other healthcare professionals can impact the outcome of criminal investigations.
Describe how to document information regarding the collection of evidence and forensic findings while providing patient-centered, high-quality healthcare.
Identify the measures necessary to preserve forensic evidence and maintain the proper chain of custody.
Ethics and Corporate Compliance
Establishing an effective corporate compliance program helps healthcare organizations prevent, detect, and correct unlawful and unethical behavior. This course discusses the laws and behaviors related to ethics. It also discusses your responsibilities in preventing and identifying unlawful and unethical behavior. The goal of this course is to familiarize general staff in healthcare settings with the most common types of fraudulent and improper conduct.
Identify common high-risk areas for fraudulent conduct.
Recall at least three types of fraudulent or other improper conduct.
The Use of Telehealth in Clinical Practice
Telehealth offers numerous benefits and poses several challenges when used to treat behavioral health conditions. Many challenges can be addressed through specific problem-solving and communication strategies.
This course provides an overview of telehealth as well as a discussion of both benefits and challenges. You will learn the regulatory issues you should consider when preparing and implementing a telehealth practice. Lastly, this course highlights important strategies to develop rapport and promote engagement when treating clients via telehealth.
Describe telehealth, including the benefits and challenges for service delivery using different formats.
Identify three ways to address challenges and optimize service delivery via telehealth.
Explain at least three standards providers must follow to deliver telehealth services in compliance with federal and state regulations.