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1. Efficient Utilization Review Documentation

   On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Case Management

   Thanks Neats. I've seen that approach from some of the hospitals. Documenting inside InterQual for many of the

2. Efficient Utilization Review Documentation

   On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Case Management

   Hi Been There, Done That. Re: NCQA, ERISA , and Medicare standards that must be met for accreditation. Are these about the actual documentation? Or about timelines and fraud, etc. Do you know what the...

3. Efficient Utilization Review Documentation

   On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Case Management

   Hi Oscar. They want us to do 20 - 25 cases. I agree with you about the denials. In my post I mentioned (in a not very clear way) that I could see a reason to document more thoroughly for the denials....

4. Efficient Utilization Review Documentation

   On The Way posted a topic in Case Management

   Hi. I'm working as a utilization review nurse for an insurance company. I'm looking for guidelines on documentation. I don't want to over-document if it's not necessary, especially as we have a quota...

5. Scenes from the Psych Unit

   On The Way posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I will be hearing back on interview results soon and want to hit the ground running if I get hired. I have two psych text books on the way from amazon, but suspect they will be filled with the usual...

6. No Sugar Tonight (Da-un-do-dow dow da-un-do-dow)

   On The Way replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with all the people who say to keep it calm. Getting emotional/angry will only cause problems between the two of you. I like Mamamerlee's suggested approach. Or you could simply say the next...

7. What's your "to-go-to" book?

   On The Way replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   This may be for further in your career, but when I got one of my ER days, the top ER nurse, the one everyone went to for answers, swore by this book and carried it around with him in his pocket:...

8. Help me, I'm a new nurse with anxiety/depression.

   On The Way replied to yng65's topic in Health, Stress Management

   It sounds to me like your anxiety and depression are coming from your feelings of inadequacy related to your job skills. Would you still have this anxiety and depression if you really knew your job...

9. During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up . . .

   On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks Elkpark, Music in My Heart, Army Wife, Meriwhen, Rhone, Jules, Gooey, and TraumaRUS. Everyone continues to agree about not revealing either the mental health stay, nor the going to school....

10. terminated, am I blacklisted from mental health?

    On The Way replied to felixfelix's topic in Psychiatric

    You can dispute the termination-for-cause issue with the unemployment department. File, and when they call you, just tell your side of the story. If what you said in your post is true, there is a...

11. During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up . . .

    On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Rhone and Music in My Heart. Everyone seems to agree on the personal info part. Glad I asked here first! I guess I'll also avoid the school issue as well. I'm really disappointed that I have...

12. During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up . . .

    On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Hearts. Very smooth!

13. During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up . . .

    On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Elkpark. It's going to take a long time to become clinical psychologist, so I thought being in psychiatric nursing during those many years would be a win-win situation! Plus, out of all nursing...

14. During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up . . .

    On The Way replied to On The Way's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you, Hearts. I added a 2nd question about mentioning continuing to go to school to become clinical psychologist. What do you think about bringing that

15. During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up . . .

    On The Way posted a topic in Psychiatric

    During interview for Psych RN, would it help or hurt to bring up that as a senior in high school 30 years ago I attempted suicide and stayed in a psychiatric hospital for a few days for observation?...