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Credentials Application Tracking System CATS

Credentials Application Tracking System CATS. C redentials A pplication T racking S ystem. License Certifications Education Years of Experience. What is the purpose of CATS. Developed in 2006 to manage nurses information

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Credentials Application Tracking System CATS

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  1. Credentials Application Tracking System CATS

  2. Credentials Application Tracking System • License • Certifications • Education • Years of Experience

  3. What is the purpose of CATS • Developed in 2006 to manage nurses information • Communicates licensure information to Vandyworks (the scheduling system for nurses) • Centralized database • Stand alone • Vanderbilt Performance Evaluation System

  4. Purpose, continued This data is imperative to a number of reports including: • Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicator Reporting (NDNQI) • Magnet annual report • 100 top ten hospital data • various School of Nursing requests • Human Resources • Research Grants

  5. Who accesses CATS? • Nurses can view their individual information (read only) • Manager’s and/or their designate can add/update information • Human Resources via VPES (evaluation)

  6. Advantages • Automated system • Accuracy • Centralizes information • Easy to run a variety of reports

  7. CATS Training Modules 6 Modules (4-12 minutes each, total time 46 minutes) The training modules are posted on the Learning Center Website in the Manager’s Toolkit section http://www.vanderbiltlearningcenter.org/

  8. CATS Training Resources • User’s Guide • Frequently Asked Questions • License Verification Notes • 3 Policies Regarding Licensure • Nursing Licensure Verification/Re-verification, CL 20-06.02 • Orientation, Competency, and Performance Development, CL 20-07.02 • Licensure: Primary Source Verification/Re-Verification, OP 30-10.03 • Years of Experience HELP Guide

  9. Access to CATS https://webapp-a.mis.vanderbilt.edu/cats

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