I've done QI but this is different....

For many health care entities this is what Outcome/OBQI etc has turned into. I usually spend a great deal of time on fiscal issues. I would say often I have been looking into things that require legal counsel so being comfortable asking about laws related to things like Stark Laws, State laws (endless list) is necessary, I have had to sign off fiscal reports, budgets; contract compliance and ensuring contracts are compliant to meet laws, rules, regs as well as accrediation standards/no enticements etcs; contractor relationships etc.

I maybe spent 50% or less of my time on patient related studies and the rest of non patient direct care or outcome information.

Coding compliance was a big thing. Coding is a huge legal risk if one is not doing it right. With ICD 10 lurking everyone will need retraining LOL.


I did not see this post or I would have replied in November. How did your interview go?

renerian