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Hospital readmissions due to inadequate or incorrect treatment cost healthcare and the U.S. government billions of dollars. This is particularly notable in cardiac care. By continually reviewing and revising standards of care, professional medical organizations seek to ensure that the standard of care reflects the latest proven findings regarding treatment and care.

Ruth Pierce, a nurse with 37 years of experience, who is also a legal nurse consultant, currently works as a field reviewer for a national accreditation company. She is a charter member of Pat Iyer’s LNC Elite coaching program.

She shares her wealth of knowledge about how standards are developed, how long it takes for them to be generally adopted, and why knowing the timeline in a legal case is crucial to applying the time-appropriate standard of care principles.

She also explains the difference between accreditation, a baseline level of approval, and certification, which characterizes a hospital that goes beyond the basics.

The information in this podcast will give you a big-picture view of how standards are developed, changed, and filter down to the clinical level. It will provide you with an essential background for understanding how deviations in standards of care occur.

Join me in this episode of Unveiling Standards of Care and Cardiac Care Guidelines – Ruth Pierce

• What’s a leading cause of hospital readmission?
• How is the medical community addressing this issue?
• Why are national standards of care essential?
• Why must an LNC be acutely aware of timelines when evaluating patient care?
• How did the current guidelines for cardiac care get developed?

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Your Presenter of Unveiling Standards of Care and Cardiac Care Guidelines – Ruth Pierce

Ruth Pierce, MBA, MHA, RN, CCRN-K, CPHQ has been a nurse for over 37 years. Her experience includes Emergency Department, Flight Team, Paramedic, CCU, CVICU and Mechanical Circulatory Support Device/Solid Organ Transplants. Currently, she works as a cardiac/VAD field reviewer for a national accreditation company. Visiting and certifying hospitals across the country gives her a unique ability to understand the current cardiac standards and trends in patient care. Ruth is also the past president of her local American Association of Critical Care Nurses chapter and NC Association for Healthcare Quality.

Connect with Ruth https://windwardcoveconsulting.com