Donna Elston

Experience

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  Laurels of Hudsonville- Hudsonville Christian Nursing Home

  Dec 1990 - Mar 1999

  Registered Nurse

  Multiple nursing positions: charge nurse, MDS Coordinator/ Unit Manager, interim Director of Nursing, Case Manager

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  Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center - Kalamazoo

  Mar 1999 - Apr 2010

  Registered Nurse

  Initially working as MDS Coordinator and then transitioned to Quality Manager managing the MDS department, establishing a comprehensive Quality Assurance program and working with the facility teams to develop and implement many quality improvement initiatives including a pressure ulcer reduction program which resulted in drastic improvement in outcomes.

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  Spectrum Health Continung Care

  Apr 2010 - Oct 2015

  Director of Clinical Reimbursement

  Responsible for oversight of MDS processes, Medicare reimbursement, compliance oversight, quality activities and informatics management for 5 skilled nursing facilities including hospital based rural facilities and large urban facilities.Integral part of team to implement electronic medical record in 5 SNFs.

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  Spectrum Health Continuing Care

  Oct 2015 - Nov 2018

  Senior Compliance Analyst and Privacy Analyst

  Compliance oversight for skilled nursing facilities, home health agency, LTACH, and hospice. Privacy analyst component added May 2017

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  Spectrum Health Continuing Care - RNCs

  Nov 2018 - now

  Senior Regulation Specialist

  Assisting SHRNC leadership with preparing for new Medicare A payment model - PDPMAssisting with internal compliance review and monitoring activitiesAssisting SHRNC leadership with regulatory change and compliance