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(CIF) Custom Information Feed_Tracers-Gen
Facts About Tracer Methodology ” The number of tracers completed depends on the length of the survey; however, the average three-day hospital survey with a team of three surveyors typically allows for completion of approximately 11 tracers. Tracer patients, residents or clients are primarily selected from an active patient list. Typically, individuals selected for the…
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RTN1608_B2_Tracer @ Point-of-Care Testing & Laboratories
*TS: Tracer Methodology 101: Point-of-Care Testing and Laboratories (PDF)[REF:Lab] The Source, August 2016, Vol 14, #8, Pg 7 JCs1608_B2 As background for this tracer the article reports a “growing number of inaccuracies in waived testing”. In particular, the article’s discussants focus on the concern of having unqualified staff performing non waived tests. This may be…
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RTN1605_B6_Tracer: Pain Management
*TS: Tracer Methodology 101: Tracing Pain Management in a Nursing Care Center (PDF) [REF: RN] The Source, May 2016, Vol 14, #1, Pg 4 JCs1601_B6 Although the setting is a Nursing Care Center, the article makes a couple of useful points for psychiatric settings as well. First, it indicates that a key compliance challenge is…