Re: Neehr Perfect RHIA consultant (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:45:38 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > VISTA!

Did you specifically mention VistA on your resume and LinkedIn?  If not,
maybe it would be wise.

 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:37:42 -0600
 > From: Kathleen Annala <http://www.archetypeinnovations.net/~cathleen>
 > To: noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Cc: shad <http://www.archetypeinnovations.net/~shad>, Don <http://www.archetypeinnovations.net/~don>
 > Subject: Neehr Perfect RHIA consultant
 > 
 > Hi Noelle,
 > 
 > What's your availability on Monday for a conversation? I have time
 > between 8:00-11:00am PST and after 1:00pm PST.
 > 
 > In the meantime, here is some more information about Neehr Perfect and
 > the consulting need.
 > 
 > Neehr Perfect is a web-based educational version of the VistA EHR
 > (WorldVistA) designed for use in classrooms and labs at Universities
 > and Colleges to simulate real clinical practice within the context of
 > HIT.  It is currently used in all types of Allied Health and Nursing
 > professional programs throughout the U.S.  We are preparing to launch
 > a Patient Account System along with the Neehr Perfect EHR (i.e. CPRS)
 > to support Coding/Billing and Insurance related educational programs.
 > 
 > The PAS system was designed with the assistance and input of the head
 > coder from the Brooklyn VA on a consulting basis and an Indian-based
 > billing/coding development company.
 > 
 > My clinical background is as a nurse practitioner and I have tried to
 > learn all I can about medical coding, but I still have huge deficits
 > (kind of a situation where I don't know what I don't know). I am the
 > top functional designer of the PAS system and will need to devise
 > strategies for faculty to integrate it into their classroom curricula.
 > I need help and advise from someone with well-rounded experience in
 > this field- now and most likely into the future.
 > 
 > In the near term, we'd like an RHIA consultant to:
 > -Critically review the PAS application and provide feedback on
 > workflow and features
 > -Identify any missing features in the PAS coding areas
 > -Advise us on the use of encoders such as the 3M and Quadramed products
 > -Advise us on the encounter forms on the Notes Tab of CPRS and in
 > VistA green screen versus the coding areas of the PAS system
 > -Provide insight on the professional role, critical skills and current
 > workplace environment for the MBC
 > 
 > We can discuss all of this in more detail on the phone. The consulting
 > position is flexible on hours -I would guess about ten a week over the
 > next few months, but that's just a ballpark and dependent on what you
 > find when you start reviewing the PAS. The whole project is
 > distance-based and performed at your own convenience (other than the
 > times we'll coordinate schedules for phone calls/webinars together).
 > 
 > Let me know the best time and number to reach you. I look forward to
 > talking with you.
 > 
 > Kind regards,
 > 
 > Kathleen