title: Compliance efforts lead to process improvements.
abstract: After Medicare regulations and the accompanying paperwork threatened to overwhelm an outpatient rehabilitation center, staff took steps to simplify the recertification process. The result was improved efficiency plus increased commitment to the electronic medical record. Here's how they did it.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swope
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D006278:Medicare; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States