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Our clinical are Solutions solutions are based on one simple philosophy "allow caregivers to do what they do best and should be doing . . . providing quality care".  Simple premise but ask any caregiver what is the most disliked, time consuming and frustrating part of their job and more than likely they will respond, "Doing paperwork"  Countless man hours annually are wasted by health care institutions performing redundant and often unnecessary documentation activities or data entry tasks which translates to less time performing patient care, more staffing than necessary, higher costs, data/documentation errors and ultimately a negative impact on the organizations bottom line.  At a time when the industry is faced with increased regulation, a shortage of qualified health care professionals and reduced reimbursement it is imperative that health care providers reduce inefficiency in these areas.

We work closely with your facility to understand the current processes in place, the documentation in use, the people involved in the documentation process and the ultimate use of the documentation.  We then analyze the information gathered and objectively compare this against the framework of what is necessary for compliance purposes, internal reporting, decision making and other internal and external purposes.  The information is further assessed against the organizations information technology to determine how effectively it is used and what information is "going around" the system (via paper forms or being captured in "secondary data systems").  We then detail the factors contributing to the data collection inefficiency and develop a Solution that makes your organization become more productive, reduces staff frustration and produces more accurate, timely information.

Our knowledge of the data requirements of the industry, its uses within the health care organization and the interdependency of data that is utilized in multiple disciplines such as therapy and nursing; patient care and also billing; billing and compliance; or clinical and risk management areas, along with our knowledge of information technology specific to the industry make us the right choice to develop the Solution that is right for your organization.

The Solutions we offer in this area are imperative to any facility that has seen increased rates of clinical staff and management turnover, have not had not had a previous review performed and those facilities that have either converted or intend to convert information systems.

Other services offered are designed to help facility's meet compliance and organizational objectives in an efficient and cost effective manner  Contact us to discuss your organization's specific needs.

Information Collection and Documentation Process Efficiency Analysis, Workflow Optimizing and Improvement.
Solutions designed for single processes, individual or multiple departments or entire facility's, particularly important to nursing, rehabilitation/therapy, HIM, ADT and billing

HIPAA Policy and Compliance
Solutions to help facilities comply with the privacy and security regulations of HIPAA
 

Medical Supply and Pharmacy Cost Analysis
Solutions to minimizing costs without minimizing quality
 

Medicare Part A and MDS Solutions
Solutions which help providers identify problem areas resulting in inconsistency in the MDS assessment and Medicare billing process resulting in the incorrect billing for services.
 

Department Performance Benchmarking
Utilization and cost performance analysis benchmarked against state* and federal data bases. See Financial Section for additional information regarding additional services.


*state information where available

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