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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to grow, public health officials warn that people of all ages can be affected by the virus — including young people — and urge everyone to follow social distancing precautions. The World Health Organization says the coronavirus could put young adults — not just older populations — in the hospital for weeks or even cause death, and recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant percentage of people between ages 20 and 54 have been hospitalized. Read more here on how you can protect yourself and others.

Home Data Abstraction / Registry Management / Consulting Direct Difference is the nation's leading health care management consulting firm. We're also the first company to specialize in the field of data abstraction and core measure for health care.... Read more www.directdifference.com

Greetings! Know Someone That Could Use Our Services? Earn a Referral Bonus! You can get a referral bonus up to $500 for referring someone to Direct Difference when they sign a contract with us. WOW! Did you know we provide abstraction services for core measures, non-core measures, registry, OPPE-FPPE, NHSN, peer review, pharmaceutical studies and others? If you know a facility that has ANY data abstraction needs please contact us for more information. All you have to do is respond to this email to get started! Additionally, you can earn $250 for referring a new contractor . Please see form attached below.

GWTG Stroke Specific Update Release Notes Dear Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Users:  We are excited to announce an update to the Stroke Patient Management Tool® that will take place on April 22 nd , 2020.  The focus of this release includes updates to medical history, measure bundles within the PMT, and the EMS layer.  We have summarized a comprehensive list of the updates and enhancements below and in the attached Release Notes, which also include information on the recent COVID-19 element updates to the tool from April 8 th .   Enhancements: E-Cigarette Use (Vaping) added to Medical History Measure Bundle Updates: Achievement Measures Updated Quality Measures Updated Reporting Measures Updated Target Stroke Bundle Updated New Reporting Measure – Reasons no IV Alteplase: Mild and Rapidly Improving Stroke Symptoms EMS Layer Updates: Added Severity Scales: VAN, MPSS Various measures description and logic updates   Additional Updates: New Billing Email Address Added to Homepage AHA/ TJC CSC and PSC Benchmark Groups within the PMT Updated

A Remote Work Guide For Parents Remote work can become a possible alternative to working in an office for many reasons, and becoming a parent is probably one of the most rewarding ones. You might be able to transition to remote work on purpose in order to gain more flexibility... Read more blog.trello.com

The Best Advice For Remote Work Success From 10 Global... Let's say it nice and loud for the people in the back: Remote work is here, and it's revolutionizing the way we work. Technology has advanced such that embracing remote is no longer challenging. It requires different considerations for... Read more blog.trello.com

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Our team is growing by leaps and bounds!! Lets get to know each other through Facebook ! Positive encouragement and team building comments are welcomed!! Please remember, this is not a page to voice grievances or complain. Why not go there now and introduce yourself to the whole team! Just remember, no sharing any confidential information about our clients or any PHI.

6 Rules To Live By When You Work In An Office But Have... For anyone who hasn't caught on: Remote work is here, it's happening, and your employees are happier if they are given the option to do it. Whether it's the ability to work from home some days to a fully scalable, entirely distributed team, the... Read more blog.trello.com Quality Improvement Program response to COVID-19 Our priority is ensuring you are well and have the resources you need to focus on any urgent tasks at hand. The American Heart Association is launching a new COVID-19 CVD patient data registry powered by Get With The Guidelines ® to provide... Read more www.heart.org

The coronavirus could force more doctors to sell - or... The coronavirus is shriveling the businesses of doctors' practices, which serve as the home base for most patients. The big picture: Small and independent groups that are facing the most severe cash crunches eventually may be forced into two... Read more www.axios.com COVID-19 Professional Resources The AHA is working to ensure optimal care for patients with cardiovascular disease who contract coronavirus (COVID-19). Patients with underlying cardiovascular diseases appear to have an increased risk for adverse outcomes with COVID-19. Here are ... Read more professional.heart.org American Heart Association: Keeping the pulse on quality Having trouble viewing this email? View in browser To ensure proper delivery of future American Heart Association emails, please click here. NEW Interim CPR Guidance for COVID-19 Patients, Updated Algorithms Existing American Heart Association... Read more view.heartemail.org

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