Monthly Archives: July 2012
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – Independent Contractors
In this four-part series, so far, we’ve explored some of the most common and avoidable survey deficiencies: illegible signatures and missing titles, expired documents and missing supervision, and failure to follow the plan of care. Today we’ll cover certain aspects … Read Full Post
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – Failure to follow the Plan of Care
We’ve established that regulators are pretty narrow-minded when it comes to interpretation of the rules. And they have to be. Subjectivity contaminates the process and things fall through the cracks. In this installment of our four-part series on Survey Issues, … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading: Five Key Benchmarks That Could Make or Break Your Practice – Part 2
In this last section of this article, the author asks: Is Your Practice Clinically Healthy? She urges practitioners to go beyond tracking solely financial metrics; the first benchmark of this section is tracking avoidable emergency room visits and hospital admissions. … Read Full Post
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – Expired documents & missing supervision
Last time, we started our series on some of the common survey deficiencies with a discussion of signatures. This week, we’ll tackle another popular issue: the myriad documents in a personnel file. Bur first, a word about regulators…. They’re so … Read Full Post
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – Illegible signatures and missing titles
Most of us who’ve been around healthcare know that physician handwriting is hieroglyphic, at best. However, nurses and other professionals aren’t far behind. Maybe it’s our keyboard-oriented world, but handwriting is getting worse every day. Keeping in mind that medical … Read Full Post
Common and Avoidable Survey Issues – A four-part series
Complying with rules and guidelines is a way of life for healthcare administrators. We know that our field is rife with regulations and oversight so we’re accustomed to scrutinizing our operations to find areas needing improvement. It’s also common sense … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading: Five Key Benchmarks That Could Make or Break Your Practice – Part 1
This is the first article in a series that we read about ensuring a financially vibrant medical practice. In this installment, the author starts by suggesting a revenue analysis in several parts. First, is to assess the practice net collection … Read Full Post
Lawful and Unlawful Interview Questions- Avoid costly litigation
Many employers walk a fine line during the interview process, asking questions that could land them in court for discrimination. Unfortunately, many candidates feel compelled to answer these questions out of ignorance or fear of appearing “uncooperative,” the kiss of … Read Full Post
QI, PI, QA – Making Sense of Alphabet Soup (Part 4)
In this last section of our four-part series entitled QI, PI, QA – Making Sense of Alphabet Soup, we will discuss the last very important component of the QI process: documentation. We all know that in health care, if it … Read Full Post
QI, PI, QA – Making Sense of Alphabet Soup (Part 3)
In the first two installments of this four-part series on QI, PI, QA – Making Sense of Alphabet Soup, we discussed the basics of QI and how to create a Quality Study. This blog takes you to the next step … Read Full Post