Learn to Master Section GG with the Right Training MDS changes can be a real pain. Understanding new regulations is confusing, and implementing them can be even more difficult. Like you, I’ve been paying close attention to the MDS Section GG requirements that went into effect on October 1, 2016. Not only did they contain…
December’s Formal Friday event was the occasion for our third annual Pittsburgh office Open Mic night. These crooners and duos performed holiday cover songs that were perfectly in tune with the crowd’s mood that night in the cozy cellar of the Pittsburgh Winery.
A medically necessary service must prove to be reasonable and necessary to diagnose or treat a patient’s medical condition. Furthermore, the diagnosis code(s) reported (on the claim) with the service rendered is to justify (to a payer) “why” a service was performed. The diagnosis reported can determine the medical necessity of the procedure. Clinicians must…
In December, each office plans a community give-back that’s meaningful to them. Net Healthers have adopted families, organized coat/warm gear collections, led toy drives, and donated mounds to food banks. Our Pittsburgh office is collecting presents for eight families served by Primary Care Health Services, Inc, an organization that provides healthcare to medically underserved people,…
It’s become tradition that Thanksgiving is a time we choose to give back to the cities that Net Health calls home. Each year, we proudly support Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee (Brentwood, TN), the Altoona Food Bank (Altoona, PA), and Light of Life Ministries (Pittsburgh, PA) with monetary donations. Watch a short video message from…
While catering is great, we love the office potluck tradition. What better time of year for staffers to whip up some signature goods? Our offices each gathered for Thanksgiving lunches to enjoy the season with food and laughter. Taking the time to celebrate and be thankful was rejuevenating. Hope you enjoy the same. Happy Thanksgiving!
In wound care, clinical and operational rules help maintain compliance with standards, and checklists can provide an audit tool to ensure that requirements have been followed. One example of using a checklist to help maintain compliance in the hospital involves a time-out, which is one of The Joint Commission’s 2016 National Patient Safety Goals. Defined…
The Brentwood (Nashville area) office swept Halloween this year. Between a firece costume contest, office decor competition, and a spooky-themed bake-off, there was a surprise waiting around every corner. Eliza Doolittle (of “My Fair Lady” fame) was the well deserved costume winner. Oh, and this boney little mascot made the rounds.
We’re fortunate to have a Wellness Specialist on our Net Health Life team and, this month, she tackled something big: stress relief. In the Pittsburgh office, the local Shadyside Nursery brought plants and supplies so we could build our own pint-sized terrariums. Turns out gardening is relaxing, even in miniature form!
Pittsburgh’s Our Clubhouse “Over the Edge” event is a blast, if you like sliding down a 21-story building on a rope. Turns out, we do. After a mega-successful first showing in 2015 we’re doing it again. From nine volunteers, Christina Lamanna and Mel Eisele were crowned for top fundraising. Net Healthers raised over $3,000. Boom! Over…