PQRS: What you Need to Know, and How to Report
This informative post answers some of the many questions regarding PQRS (Physician Quality Reporting System) that were asked during a recent webinar hosted by HealthFusion. It answers questions on...
View ArticleRegistry Abstraction: The Wave of the Future
If you missed our complimentary informative webinar on Registry Abstraction, you can view it now. In this webinar, Amphion’s Clinical Data Abstraction Manager, Brenda, covered: -What is a Registry...
View ArticleBlog: TJC and CMS Updates to SCIP-Inf-4, Pneumonia and Heart Failure Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission are notifying hospitals participating in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and The Joint...
View ArticleBlog: Registry Abstraction – The Wave of the Future
In Amphion’s recent webinar discussing Registry Abstraction, our manager of clinical data abstraction, Brenda Bartkowski, explained what registry abstraction is; the history and uses; and how it’s the...
View ArticleBlog: The Heroes of Registry Abstraction
The Heroes of Registry Abstraction Registry abstraction is like an action movie. Think about that for a minute. Not convinced? Consider the elements of some classic blockbusters. A group of people are...
View ArticleSevere Sepsis Quality Measure
CMS has notified hospitals participating in the inpatient quality reporting program that data collection of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle measure (NQF #0500) will begin with...
View ArticleSepsis Fact Sheet and FAQ
Sepsis_FactSheet_100115 Sepsis_FAQ_100115 The post Sepsis Fact Sheet and FAQ appeared first on Amphion Quality.
View ArticleSepsis Core Measure: Are You Ready?
CMS has notified hospitals participating in the inpatient quality reporting program that data collection of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle measure (NQF #0500) will begin with...
View ArticleQuestion of the Quarter for Q2 2015
Question Reference #: 150422-000090 Product Level 1: HIQR Category Level 1: Hospital Inpatient – Stroke Category Level 2: Last Known Well – Date/Time Date Created: 04/22/2015 02:02 PM Last Updated:...
View ArticleComplete PQRS Timeline
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided a complete, in-depth timeline of PQRS milestone dates for 2015-2017. Links to resources for the milestones have also been included. The...
View ArticleHospitals Selected for Validation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program has selected up to 500 hospitals for validation of chart-abstracted measures for the calendar...
View ArticleBenchmarks of Care Q1 2015
The Benchmarks of Care for First Quarter 2015 have been posted on QualityNet. The files are available in either PDF or Excel format and may be accessed at the following links: Hospital Inpatient...
View ArticleHappening Now: Sepsis Quality Measure
Sepsis measure collection and reporting began with October 1, 2015 discharges. The FMQAI Quality Reporting Center (www.QualityReportingCenter.com) has presented three (3) webinars on sepsis and the...
View ArticleComing Up: Brief Intervention
Adopted in the FY2016 IPF PPS Final Rule, data reporting for SUB 2/2a (Brief Intervention) will begin with January 1, 2016, discharges. Brief Intervention is defined as a single interaction conducted...
View ArticleQuestion of the Quarter for Q4 2015
Q&A ID Number: 162460 Severe Sepsis Presentation Time Based on Septic Shock Presentation Time Published 08/04/2015 09:26 AM | Updated 08/05/2015 08:45 AM Question: The Septic Shock Present data...
View ArticleInformative Webinar: ICD-10 and Quality Measures
Join us February 3 at 12:00 pm CT to learn the ICD-10 impact on quality measures. ICD-10 will impact quality measures in ways that will be felt for many years after the implementation. Most quality...
View ArticleAdditional Information for Sepsis Quality Measure
CMS has provided answers to 387 abstraction questions regarding the new SEP-1 Quality Measure in this document. A table of additional notes for abstraction of the Sepsis measure is also available. This...
View ArticleHighlights from the OQR Update Webinar
The following are core measure chart abstraction measures notes I took during the OQR update webinar that took place January 20, 2016. Change to Initial ECG Interpretation – The Notes for Abstraction...
View ArticleRelevant Terms for the Transition Record Measures
Beginning with July 1, 2016, discharges for Hospital Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services, the Continuing Care Plan will be replaced with the Transition Record. It includes 11 required elements in the...
View ArticleDelay in CMS System Release for Q4 2015 Discharges, Encounters
February 11, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a delay in its anticipated system release applicable to Fourth Quarter 2015 discharges/encounters (including...
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