Fields & Associates, Inc. (F&A)

Category: CATcf1_LD

  • RTN1301_B1_Appeals Process

    Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls •PR: – Approved: Revisions to the Review and Appeal Procedures  [REF:BHC, JCCAP, JCSC, LDR, PI] Perspectives January 2013, Pg 1, Vol 33, # 1   [®] Effective 7/1/13 for all programs (e.g., BHC, HAP), the ‘First Level Review & Appeal Committee’ will simply be called the ‘Review Hearing Panel’.  In…

  • RTN1212_B1_SE Policy Expansion

    Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls •PR: – Sentinel Event Policy Expanded Beyond Patients  [REF: JCCAP, JCSC, MDx,LDR, RNx] Perspectives December 2012, Pg 1, Vol 32, #12    [®] In a true ‘Culture of Safety’ and under the principles of ‘High Reliability’, safety should be a concern for all the people in an organization; even those who…

  • RTN1212_B2_LD040403 Planning

    • TS: – 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with Standard LD.04.04.03  [REF: JCSC, LDR, PI] The Source, December 2012, Vol 10, #12, Pg 2  [®] LD.04.04.03 requires that new or modified services or processes be well designed 1 Gather appropriate data (including literature, other evidence-based sources, and relevant persons)2 Involve front-line staff in decision making (especially those…