Skilled nursing facilities have an additional tool to measure their own quality improvement efforts under a new change to the quality measures rating domain.
Ask the payment expert … about supporting MDS completion
By
Patricia Boyer
Oct 01, 2014
What is the best nursing structure to support the MDS process?
Self-reported quality data from special focus facilities is unreliable, report suggests
Dec 23, 2011
Self-reported quality and staffing information from nursing homes categorized as Special Focus Facilities (SFFs) is unreliable and should not be published on Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website,...
Providers seek incentive pay as staffing requirements ratchet up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
A quality incentive program that directs add-on funding only to nursing homes that enhance care and perform well on a series of patient metrics could be a lifeline for hundreds of facilities facing major...
Report points out patient quality-of-life challenges following hip fracture surgeries
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
Hip fracture surgery results in challenges in mobility and self-care, and interrupts an individual’s usual activity in older adults more compared to younger people, according to a study published on...
Value different things, ask different questions to improve quality, say Moving Forward committee members
By
Joe Bush
Oct 19, 2022
DENVER – One of the key changes to improving the quality of care in nursing homes is shifting the focus on what’s measured, said two Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition committee members...
Quality measures needed to evaluate end-of-life care in nursing homes, study urges
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 17, 2012
As the number of people who choose nursing homes for end-of-life care continues to rise, more quality measures are needed to help consumers judge quality, a new study recommends.
Post-acute providers continue to improve on most quality measures, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2013
Post-acute providers have improved across a broad range of quality measures, according to a comprehensive report released by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. Providers improved outcomes in 13...
Ask The Payment Expert: Patricia Boyer
Jun 05, 2017
Can you clear up confusion over quality measures and how long people remain on the report?
Panel endorses quality measures of palliative and end-of-life care
Feb 16, 2012
The National Quality Forum voted to endorse 14 quality measures regarding palliative and end-of-life care for patients and their families. The quality measures focus on areas of care including pain management,...