This document outlines an independent study project conducted by a dietetic intern at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire on obtaining diet order writing privileges for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs). The study examines the CMS Final Rule allowing RDNs to write medical nutrition therapy orders, reviews how other hospitals have implemented RDN order writing, and analyzes New Hampshire state regulations and those specific to Concord Hospital regarding RDN ordering privileges.
This document outlines an independent study project conducted by a dietetic intern at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire on obtaining diet order writing privileges for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs). The study examines the CMS Final Rule allowing RDNs to write medical nutrition therapy orders, reviews how other hospitals have implemented RDN order writing, and analyzes New Hampshire state regulations and those specific to Concord Hospital regarding RDN ordering privileges.
This document outlines an independent study project conducted by a dietetic intern at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire on obtaining diet order writing privileges for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs). The study examines the CMS Final Rule allowing RDNs to write medical nutrition therapy orders, reviews how other hospitals have implemented RDN order writing, and analyzes New Hampshire state regulations and those specific to Concord Hospital regarding RDN ordering privileges.
INDEPENDENT STUDY: DIET ORDER WRITING PRIVILEGES FOR RDNs
Independent Study Project:
Diet Order Writing Privileges for RDNs Concord Hospital, New Hampshire
Jenifer La Keene State College Dietetic Intern 2015
INDEPENDENT STUDY: DIET ORDER WRITING PRIVILEGES FOR RDNs
Table of Contents CMS Final Rule 1 Implementation of Diet Order Writing Privileges 7 Therapeutic Diet Orders: State Status and Regulation ..8 Hospital Regulations Concord Hospital/New Hampshire State 10