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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

From understanding the audit requirements to implementing technology for streamlined admission documentation , this article offers actionable strategies to ensure hospitals are well-prepared for the rigorous evaluation process. Think of your documentation as the ironclad defense for your hospital admissions.

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Meet Infusion Nurse Danielle Jenkins

Minority Nurse

Their standards have been instrumental in shaping my policies and procedures, ensuring best practices in infusion nursing. I often say that in an outpatient setting an infusion nurse operates in five areas of nursing serving as an admissions nurse , case manager, infusion nurse, charge nurse, and discharge nurse.

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SDOH Data: Use Cases, Maintaining Privacy, and Health Data Ecosystems

Ciox

By identifying patients with complex needs or those at risk for re-admission, healthcare providers can focus their efforts on high-risk patients, improving care coordination and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations. Predictive analytics can also be used to optimize care management and resource allocation.

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Why Financial Incentives Oppose Quality Improvement Projects in Healthcare

The Healthcare Blog

Improving the time from a hospital discharge order being placed to getting the patient out the door: A hospital (I think it was UCLA) has been working on identifying and eliminating the things that delay getting patients out the door after they’ve been discharged.

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New HIPAA Regulations in 2022-2023

The HIPAA Journal

The purpose of the HIPAA Safe Harbor Bill was to encourage healthcare organizations to adopt recognized cybersecurity practices to improve their defenses against cyberattacks. The bill also requires the HHS to decrease the length and extent of any audits in response to those breaches if industry security best practices have been implemented.

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