title: Back to basics. A review of selected certification and coverage fundamentals.
abstract: Attention to the basics can often eliminate, or at least minimize, problems experienced throughout an organization, saving critical resources for more positive endeavors such as quality improvement and service development. Agencies with a good grip on the basics spend less time fixing problems, and more time on innovation and quality.
authors.affiliation: Rebecca Friedman Zuber, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Zuber
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States