Delores – Thanks you for your continued words of
wisdom. This keeps us on our toes
and you bring common sense to the forefront. Keep it us Delores.
Susan O,
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Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004
10:20 PM
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Subject: Re: QI Reports
What
county in CA? Does it surprise you that CA surveyors don't know how to
interpret the QI reports? Or know the OBRA regulations? That is why
I recommend reviewing all Ftags with them the minute they mention or hint at a
deficiency. Remember, Guidance to surveyors, is not the law.
It is just guidance.
Delores
That is actually why they were
developed - to assist surveyors and facilities in monitoring quality in nursing
homes.
I find this very ironic.
I must be the product of a very very poorly conducted survey last year. The
above statement reminds me of how the surveyor told me I must IMMEDIATELY
notify my software company that residents on psychotropics weren't being
reported for the Quality Indicators.(This, because I had 0% of residents on
psychotropics without psych diagnosis).
I just shook my head and walked away.
ANOTHER example of California surveyors being unaware of how to read and
interpret Quality Indicators.
So, if you're really going to believe QIs are being accurately used to assist
surveyors in monitoring quality, I'm here to tell you otherwise.
Delores L. Galias, RN, RHIT
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