FairCode Selected as VHHA DRG Validation Firm for Coding and Clinical Accuracy

September 6, 2019

VHHA Shared Services is pleased to announce its selection of FairCode Associates as a distinctly unique clinical documentation services company that adds physicians to your coding team. Founded in 2001, FairCode is a national health care consulting organization independently owned and operated by clinicians that provides specially trained physicians to review inpatient clinical documentation and…

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Data Firm can help VHHA Members Reduce Practice Subsidies, Prepare for Population Health

December 14, 2018

VHHA Shared Services is pleased to announce it has selected Engage Practice Solutions, an innovative data benchmarking and performance analytics company, to assist member hospitals and health systems with provider network profitability. The company’s benchmarking and predictive analytics tools utilize its patent-pending Patient Complexity Index© (PCI). Developed by clinicians, PCI provides patient severity adjusted viewpoints…

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Beyond EMR: Four Best Practices for Optimizing Efficiency

October 26, 2018

As hospitals and clinicians have settled in to the relatively new world of electronic medical records (EMR), there is an interest in finding new ways to maximize that investment and benefit from the vast datasets these systems collect. Care Logistics, a VHHA Shared Services endorsed partner, helps health care organizations achieve maximum benefits by aligning…

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InfiniTrak Supports Drug Supply Chain Security Act Compliance, Dispenser Readiness

May 11, 2018

In response to growing concern about the security of the nation’s drug supply chain, and to support full enforcement of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), VHHA has partnered with InfiniTrak, the premiere cloud-based software-as-a-service DSCSA compliance solution. Reliance on a wholesaler’s portal and services does not guarantee DSCSA compliance….

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FairCode Associates’ CDI Services Help Hospitals Identify Missed Opportunities

March 2, 2018

Financial reimbursements on inpatient cases are being driven down by the move to outpatient, value-based agreements, and the ever-increasing complexity of coding regulations. Given those conditions, what are sound clinical documentation strategies to receive fair reimbursements for services rendered? The answers to the following five questions can help your organization, and its clinical documentation improvement…

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Care Logistics Deploys Best Practice Patient Care Progression at the Unit Level

February 21, 2018

With Care Logistics’ Care Progression solution, your care teams can more effectively work toward a common care plan and length-of-stay goal for each patient. Staff can readily identify patients who aren’t progressing as expected and reasons why, giving teams confidence that progression barriers are being addressed proactively. Nursing units provide timely, quality patient care which…

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InfiniTrak Offers Drug Supply Chain Security Act Compliance Solutions

December 15, 2017

The Nov. 27 deadline to have a fully compliant Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) system in place came and went last month. Still, market research suggests many hospitals are relying on wholesaler portals for DSCSA compliance. Based on the complexity of the DSCSA requirements, however, taking that approach alone may not be enough to…

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Optimize Inpatient Services through Enhanced Care Team Coordination

December 8, 2017

Endorsed by VHHA Shared Services, Care Logistics helps hospitals optimize the prioritization and allocation of inpatient services. With Order Logistics software and processes, Care Logistics clients benefit from real time tracking of all current and planned individual patient clinical activity, room assignments, admission and discharge times, and movements. Some specific enhancements include: Patient services (lab,…

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VHHA Members Encouraged to Take Brief Drug Supply Chain Security Act Compliance Survey

August 4, 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin a series of public meetings Aug. 23 on Enhanced Drug Distribution Security Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), which took effect in March 2016. The Act requires pharmacies to comply with new “Track & Trace” laws. The FDA public meetings will provide a forum…

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Improve Patient Experience through High Reliability Process Engineering

July 7, 2017

VHHA Shared Services has selected Care Logistics as a distinctly unique patient care progression company that combines breakthrough approaches to care coordination with innovative care progression software. Care Logistics is committed to helping its customers achieve dramatic results in patient throughput, quality, and experience. The Care Logistics team has extensive expertise in process engineering, change…

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