KDJ Consultants

KDJ Consultants Provides Efficient, Compliant Physician Credentialing That Strengthens Healthcare Quality

Overview For healthcare providers, accurate physician credentialing that verifies physicians have the necessary licensure, experience, policies, and practices to provide safe and effective care is crucial, as it safeguards patients and protects healthcare organizations legally and financially. When one of the largest non-profit healthcare systems in the country needed a streamlined process for onsite visits

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KDJ Consultants Helps Client Improve Transitions of Care Measure Rates

Overview Transitioning from a medical setting to a new environment after hospitalization is a very vulnerable time for patients, and one that must be monitored closely to ensure successful overall treatment. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has developed the Transitions of Care (TRC) measure as part of their HEDIS® measure set to better track the timely continuity

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Adult Preventive Health Services Study (APHS)

KDJ Consultants had the privilege of assisting HealthTexas Provider Network (HealthTexas) in their commitment to improve the quality of care delivered to patients. Through a strategy of Clinical Transformation, HealthTexas began by measuring how well they deliver preventive services. Then they trained groups of physicians, nurses and administrators to be quality champions, and moved to

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Global Trigger Tool Training Program

Traditional efforts to detect Adverse Events (“AEs”), events that result in patient harm, have focused on voluntary reporting and tracking of errors through incident reports or similar reporting. However, public health researchers have established that only 10 to 20 percent of such errors are ever reported and, of those, 90 to 95 percent cause no

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Understanding Transitions of Care (TRC)

After an inpatient hospitalization, appropriate and timely follow-up care is key to the overall successful treatment of patients. As this is vital to quality care, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), has developed the Transitions of Care (TRC) measure as part of their HEDIS® measure set. The TRC measure focuses on the percentage of

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National Diabetes Month 2024

November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country team up to bring attention to diabetes.

The Secrets To Successful EMR Reviews

The Secret of Successful EMR Reviews At the end of the day, quality EMR reviews boil down to one thing, accurately depicting what happened in that hospital room, emergency center, or outpatient clinic. Whether you are trying to control costs upfront or manage claims on the backend, accurate and thorough EMR reviews are essential. For

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Understanding HEDIS

HEDIS® is the common acronym for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, and is one of the most widely used tools available to report on the effectiveness of healthcare practices and procedures.