As a new HIM manager of an acute care facility, you have been asked to update the facility's policy for a physician's verbal orders in accordance with Joint Commission standards and state law. Your first area of concern is the qualifications of those individuals in your facility who have been authorized to record verbal orders. For this information, you will consult
- Consolidated Manual for Hospitals
- Federal Register
- Policy and Procedure Manual
- Hospital Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations