Legal Pitfalls: Death Certificate
Steve Steinback will provide an overview of legalities surrounding signing or not signing death certificates. He will review FAQs and a variety of actual scenarios that Medical Group has been involved in.
This conference is being held virtually.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Apply the process of processing death certificates into their practice.
- Identify the legalities involved with death certificates, sign and return death certificates within the allowed timeframe.
Faculty
Steve Steinback, Partner of Baker, Castro and Steinback, LLC
Jen Johnson, MSN, RN, CPHRM - Risk Manager - System Risk Management; Advocate Health
Tarek Karaman, MD; Internal Medicine Specialists; Advocate Medical Group
Disclosure
Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Board Recognition Statement(s)
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 American Board of SurgerySuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Price
Click “Take Course” to register for this program. Participation is only open employees of Advocate Health and members of the Advocate Aurora Medical Group. Please use your aah.org email address to register and contact cme@aah.org if you have any issues.
This conference is being held virtually. A link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact the IPCE Office at cme@aah.org