[Podcast] Navigating Tough Paths to Change Healthcare for the Better
Are you frozen in place? In healthcare, it can seem like the problems we face are insurmountable. We are tasked with climbing to the top of a towering, snow-covered mountain of troubles, but we find ourselves standing frozen at the bottom in flip flops, holding a cheese sandwich, without a guide in sight.
What if instead of letting someone else tell us what’s important to our hospital, we start with the basics. What will make our patients safe and happy and better? Instead of focusing on how big our problems are, let’s concentrate on how big our opportunities are. We must be the guide for our hospital, trudging up the mountain. You can be the change for your hospital by understanding the places where we can make a difference and using the things we can control – our decisions, our actions – to help our hospital navigate the tough paths and make a change for the better in the lives of our patients.
Who we talked to:
Kristen Beatson, RN, is a Registered Nurse and the Director of Electronic Measures at Medisolv. She has more than 15 years of experience in the Clinical Informatics field including several years in the hospital environment as a Clinical Analyst managing and supporting advanced clinical application implementations. At Medisolv, she helps hospitals go from eCQM implementation all the way to successful submission and all of the painful steps in between.
What we cover:
- Changes to eCQM requirements in 2017
- Changes to eCQM requirements in 2017
- Understanding the reasoning behind these changes
- Tips to prepare for these changes
Resources:
2018 IPPS Proposed Rule: Highlights of Major Changes [SLIDESHOW]
2018 IPPS Proposed Rule: CMS Fact Sheet
2018 IPPS Propose Rule: CMS FULL Rule
WEBINAR:
CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting In 2018
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017
1 P.M. ET | 12 P.M. CT | 10 A.M. PT
This session will help your hospital to prepare for quality reporting in 2018. You’ll learn about the changes to the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and eCQM reporting to the Joint Commission. We will outline strategies that will help you prepare your hospital for your best, most efficient IQR reporting year yet.
Participants will hear detailed information about what is expected of them on the chart-abstracted side of the IQR program and the electronic requirements as well. You will hear tips for getting your entire team on board for this pivotal year of quality reporting.
Objectives:
- How the CMS IQR Program will change in 2018
- The IQR reporting requirements for chart-abstracted and electronic measures
- Tips for preparing your hospital for a successful quality reporting year
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