ARBY

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1. Time to admit .. things you've said to pt's/family members that you shouldn't

   ARBY replied to kiszi's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked in dialysis I had a first time pt. that I was inserting quite large bore needles into his fistula. He and I were chatting as a way to distract him and somhow we got to talking about glasses. I said, "Yes, I'm blind as a bat without mi...

2. Anyone doing HEDIS???

   ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

   Google "HEDIS 2010 Michigan" If you don't find something now, repeat every few days as recruiters are starting look for nurses now.

3. Hedis 2005...

   ARBY replied to hoolahan's topic in Quality Improvement

   Just be aware that it's a job that only last Feb/March thru May. You might not want to postpone your first REAL job that long. The only way I could see you doing this AND working is if you could work week-ends and 1 day per week, and then schedule yo...

4. Anyone doing HEDIS???

   ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

   Yes, most companies allow all levels of medical experience, I believe 1 lady in my class was a MA. The company doing the reviews is generally who does the class for same. GOOD LUCK

5. Hedis 2005...

   ARBY replied to hoolahan's topic in Quality Improvement

   obxdrmn, Last year when I did HEDIS i worked from home reviewing charts that were scanned into a secure server but when I did on site HEDIS I went to the doctor's offices. Depending on which kind you are doing, would you always have 2 days during th...

6. Anyone doing HEDIS???

   ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

   DARN...I didn't know that :uhoh21: I guess I better start looking, too. As I said, I don't think I'll be able to find anything out here in the middle of nowhere:no: I'll keep you in mind if something comes up:typing ARBY

7. Anyone doing HEDIS???

   ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

   dec12, I, too, worked for PS from here in TX. I live way out in the middle of nowhere in West TX or I would have been glad to go to offices to review charts. When I did HEDIS for 3 years in So. CA, I went all over, occasionally to Palm Springs...a ...

8. Anyone doing HEDIS???

   ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

   Any of the insurance companies I've done HEDIS for have had a 2-3 day "training" course each year. For those who have done it before, it's just a "refresher" course, possibly to cover new measures.

9. I am about ready to throw in towel for nursing job

   ARBY replied to iwanna's topic in Retired

   ilmbg, you might try site reviews for insurance companies. I do these and they are VERY easy physically. Depending on where you live you MIGHT have to do a lot of driving. I live out in the middle of nowhere in West TX...next week I go to Odessa (...

10. Anyone doing HEDIS???

    ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

    dec12, I SOOO agree with you. I, too, did charts from home on my computer and LOVED it. Like you said, if you can't sleep you can get up at 2 am in you jammies and bunny slippers and "work". When I did them this year they thought I'd have ~1700 ch...

11. Anyone doing HEDIS???

    ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

    RubyRN, yes I disliked OB charts too 'cause they took SOOOO long. When I did them, luckily I was paid by the hour rather than the chart. cherish62, the first year I did HEDIS I worked for a company who found nurses for a So. CA insurance company. Th...

12. I am about ready to throw in towel for nursing job

    ARBY replied to iwanna's topic in Retired

    Here is my schedule for parttime working. Beginning shortly after the new year I do HEDIS chart audits I happend to have found some that can be done on line but when I lived in So. CA, I traveled all over So. CA doing them. These last ~ March-May. ...

13. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    ARBY replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    It depends on how you are paid. When I did HEDIS in CA, I was paid by the hour, when I recently did it on line, I was paid by the chart. If paid by the chart, it also depends on which measures you are doing...some can be 5 min., some 1/2 hour. It ...

14. CA Nursing Board issues

    ARBY replied to gorkhim's topic in General Nursing

    If you already had a psych course, it may have to do with your score for that course when you took your boards. Different states sometimes have different "grade numbers" that they will accept, so, even though you passed the boards where you took the...

15. Anyone doing HEDIS???

    ARBY replied to ARBY's topic in Quality Improvement

    Hi cherish 62. I'm the one who started this thread way back when, so WELCOME. I found my first HEDIS job in So. CA by looking in the newspaper starting about Oct., or Nov. The first company found nurses for a So. CA insurance company. The 2nd year...