Core Measures Abstraction Webinar Series, Latest Abstraction Rules & Updates Presented by Primaris

Oct. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Columbia, MO...Primaris, a nationally recognized leader in core measures abstraction is proud to present eight different core measures webinars for hospital quality and compliance professionals. These eight 90-minute interactive webinars will highlight the points critical to accuracy and address the most frequent areas of uncertainty with a focus on changes coming with January 2012 discharges.

These informative webinars were developed especially for hospital quality directors, core measure abstractors, hospital quality data analysts, performance management and improvement specialists, quality resource staff, compliance directors, and risk management and safety directors. The common theme of all eight webinars is to provide timely and valuable information to avoid a potential Medicare payment penalty for inaccurate core measure reporting and to get a new abstractor trained or a seasoned abstractor up to date on new core measures abstraction rules.
Since 1999, Primaris has been a pioneer in the world of core measures abstraction. "As a premier core measures consulting firm it is our responsibility to stay in front of the latest information, regulations and requirements from The Joint Commission and CMS, and to make sure we disseminate, inform and educate as many healthcare professionals as possible," said Richard A. Royer, Chief Executive Officer, Primaris.

These weekly webinars are 90 minutes long and cover the following critical and timely topics:
•   Part 1: General Rules of Abstraction
•   Part 2: ED Throughput measures, inpatient and outpatient
•   Part 3: Global Population, Inpatient Immunization measures, Outpatient AMI/Chest Pain
•   Part 4: Data Elements across Inpatient Measure Sets
•   Part 5: Acute Myocardial Infarction
•   Part 6: Heart Failure
•   Part 7: Pneumonia
•   Part 8: Surgical Care Improvement Project

Please register at:  http://www.healthcarecoremeasures.com/fall-2011-webinar
Individual webinars are just $60 each or $325 for the entire series.
Discounts available for group series registrations.
Replay CD available for purchase in 2012.

The instructor for all of the core measures webinars is Andrei Kuznetsov, MA,  Director of Analytical Services for Primaris, a healthcare consulting business located in Columbia, MO. Kuznetsov is a leading expert in hospital data reporting and core measures abstraction. His involvement in the core measures data collection dates back to 1999, when The Joint Commission engaged four volunteer states, including Missouri, in its core measures pilot. Kuznetsov’s expertise comes from the hands-on education to hospital staff and from analysis of the disagreements between hospitals and the external auditors. He issues a monthly summary of questions and answers regarding abstraction matters, based on questions sent to him by hospital abstractors.

Primaris provides the most comprehensive and benefit-rich core measures abstraction service available. As a pioneer, Primaris has been working with and collecting core measures abstraction data since 1999. Our staff of seasoned healthcare experts understands your real world issues and concerns and will design a specific program to address your unique needs, specifications and deadlines. With the industry's most comprehensive knowledge base and dedicated subject matter experts ready to advise you, we are the partners you can count on.

For more information contact:

Mr. Andrei Kuznetsov
1-800-735-6776
akuznetsov@primaris.org
http://www.healthcarecoremeasures.com