Direct Difference, Inc Exceeds Registry Expectations
Direct Difference, Inc abstractions were recently audited by NCDR for ACTION registry, which is the MI registry now called CPMI. Direct Difference, Inc. abstracted all of the cases for the year 2018 that was selected for audit. We recently received the preliminary results back.
The preliminary results are
Exceeds Registry Expectations
, with a match rate of 97.18%.
Exceeds Registry Expectations
is an exemplary status only a few receive. Most audits fall within Meets Expectations with a match rate of 85% to 95%.
Exceeds registry expectations is for sites that have a mismatch rate less than 5%.
Congratulations Direct Difference, Inc CPMI abstractors!!!
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The Direct Dispatch
A Newsletter For Healthcare Providers
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Hello!
"October is about trees revealing colors they've hidden all year. People have an October as well."
-- JM Storm
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Direct Difference, Inc. Chief Quality Officer
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Brenda Clemens
is always a resource for you to call if ever you have any questions or concerns. Brenda makes routine quality calls to our clients to ensure we are meeting your needs. We want to be certain you know Brenda is always available to you and you can reach out to her at any time with any questions or concerns you may have.
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Brenda Clemens
RN, MSPSL, CPHQ
Chief Quality Officer
Direct Difference, Inc
340 E. 1st St, #306
Tustin, CA 92781
(818) 298-0764
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Webinar: GWTG Heart Failure and Stroke
Target: Type 2 Diabetes PMT Updates
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Please join the American Heart Association’s Quality and Health IT Team as they discuss the recent Target: Type 2 Diabetes updates to both the Heart Failure PMT and Stroke PMT registries. In this technical webinar, AHA staff will discuss the new Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll program, the HF and Stroke form updates that have been created to support the program, and provide answers to your questions during a Q/A session.
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A free, six-month initiative focused on improving...
The IHI Better Maternal Outcomes Rapid Improvement Network is a free initiative aimed at connecting hospitals and providers in the United States who pledge to improve health outcomes by delivering safe, equitable, respectful care in the care to all.
Read more
www.ihi.org
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10 Lessons From Health Care on Quality Improvement (SSIR)
For more than a century, the American health care sector has wrestled with the question of how best to improve the quality of the care it provides. Countless reports, commissions, government regulations, and accrediting bodies have sought to...
Read more
ssir.org
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US could experience nearly 122K physician shortage by 2032
The US could face a shortage of 46,900 to 121,900 physicians by 2032 affecting primary and specialty care as the country's population ages, according to projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Read more
www.cnbc.com
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More clinicians received MIPS bonuses in year 2
Although more clinicians who participated in year two of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System will receive a bonus compared to year one, there are less participants overall, the CMS announced Friday.
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www.modernhealthcare.com
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Joint Commission imposes maternal safety standards for...
Starting next July, the Joint Commission will require accredited hospitals to have 13 policies in place to help prevent the likelihood of hemorrhage and severe hypertension for pregnant patients. The new standards, which will go into effect July...
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www.modernhealthcare.com
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Can Better Meetings Beat Burnout?
Effective meetings might not sound important, but trained Improvement Coaches know they can help spur progress, unite teams, and reduce wasted time. One Improvement Coach describes how learning to run better meetings helped him and his teams when ...
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www.ihi.org
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Medical groups: Giving apps access to EHR data may harm
Americans may soon be able to get their medical records through smartphone apps as easily as they order takeout food from Seamless or catch a ride from Lyft. But prominent medical organizations are warning that patient data-sharing with apps...
Read more
www.nytimes.com
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Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program has selected up to 500 hospitals for validation of chart-abstracted measures for the calendar year (CY) 2021 Annual Payment Update (APU) determination.
The list appears in the second sidebar located on the right side of the page, under the
Hospitals Selected for Outpatient Data Validation
header.
Questions regarding the Hospital OQR Program or the Outpatient data validation provider selection may be submitted through the
CMS Hospitals – Outpatient Q&A tool here
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Important Data Submission Deadlines
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Do you have any questions or
concerns for our leadership team?
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Please contact us at any time for any questions or issues you may have
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Debra Aruffo, CEO
714.588.0112
Misti Pacheco, COO
562.274.3917
Brenda Clemens
CQO, RN, MSPSL, BSHA, CPHQ
818.298.0764
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Angella Lott, LPN, VP
Business Development
757.510.4369
Candace Landis, BSN, RN
Senior Account Manager - NCDR/GWTG
Data Registry Specialist
757.353.8436
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How Else Can Direct Difference, Inc. Help You?
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Measuring quality is necessary for improving healthcare. We understand that when providers are overly consumed with measuring and reporting quality metrics, it is difficult to actually apply results and focus on actions that lead to real improvements.
Why not smart source all of your data abstraction needs so that it is done better, faster, more consistently, and at lower cost with less risk?
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 have any data abstraction needs please contact us for more information. All you have to do is respond to this email to get started.
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340 E. 1st St, #306
Tustin, California 92781
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