NurseEvolution

NurseEvolution has 19 years experience and specializes in Quality Improvement / Informatics.

Latest Activity

1. RN Auditor/Coder

   NurseEvolution replied to Rachel2932's topic in Quality Improvement

   Yes - it is auditing patient charts while they are either still in the hospital or have gone home. The purpose is to gather data mainly for The Joint Commission or The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). They want to see that hospitals ...

2. RN Auditor/Coder

   NurseEvolution replied to Rachel2932's topic in Quality Improvement

   We are not yet concurrent, but we have taken months of core measure (CM) retroactive abstraction down to about being only 2 or so weeks behind. This has become easier in the last 6 months as many of the CMs have been removed, per CMS. We just have to...

3. RN Auditor/Coder

   NurseEvolution replied to Rachel2932's topic in Quality Improvement

   If you are happen to be interested in data abstraction/auditing for clinical Core Measures (not sure if that is what you mean as well) I can help you find those CMS guidelines!

4. Quality Improvement Specialist (Nurse)

   NurseEvolution replied to madwife2002's topic in Quality Improvement

   Hey nurses, I've been a nurse for 19 years and have been in the quality improvement department for nearly a decade. My questions to you all are, in your hospital: Do you have any contact with people in the Quality department? Do you know what the qua...

5. ASU's Online Master's in Health Innovation Program

   NurseEvolution posted a topic in School Programs

   I am currently a quality improvement and informatics nurse, and am very interested in moving into the specialty of nursing innovation leadership. Of all advanced nursing practice tracks, I feel it is the most natural next step for me. Has any nurse ...

6. Masters in Informatics and Job help?

   NurseEvolution replied to DragonflyLady17's topic in Informatics

   As for school: I attended the MSN in Informatics program at Walden University. I felt is was a good program (completely manageable with work) and it is accredited. In fact, many of their faculty are trailblazers in the Informatics specialty. Right no...

7. So excited!!!

   NurseEvolution replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Quality Improvement

   I was a CDS in a prior position and really liked it. I had stepped away from the bedside, but felt that I was able to keep current on nursing practice by having my nose in charts all day, which I enjoyed. My training was with a major vendor who deve...