Enforcement actions may now stem from quality data, expert says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 08, 2007
Because of greater access, quality-of-care data could form the basis of new enforcement actions against healthcare facilities and their alleged failure to provide adequate care, according to a legal expert.
Expert expects DOJ to ramp up nursing home enforcement efforts after pandemic
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Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2020
Providers shouldn’t assume that federal authorities will slow down enforcement efforts in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, they should expect authorities to “step up” enforcement...
Report offers latest industry-performance information
Oct 29, 2010
NIC MAP announced that third-quarter reports detailing seniors housing and care industry performance indicators are now available. Data has been collected and analyzed on more than 12,300 seniors housing...
‘Spaghetti at the wall’ — health information exchange between SNFs, hospitals deemed underused,...
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 09, 2019
Efforts to bolster the exchange of information between skilled nursing facilities and hospitals are producing feeble results.
Industry information at your fingertips
Nov 24, 2009
Valuation & Information Group’s Information Digest for the Skilled Nursing Industry 2008 is loaded with industry-related statistics and information. The publication is divided into two main sections....
Medicare launches latest step in quality improvement movement
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Haymarket Media
Apr 14, 2005
Medicare recently launched a “billion dollar program,” the latest move in the quality improvement effort. It is expected to help providers assess and report performance on measures of clinical...
ITUpdate for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
» An updated federal health information technology plan announced in December aims to expand health information technology adoption and use efforts across the care continuum, emphasizing assistance for...
Tech tool
Dec 19, 2008
Making Information Technology Work: Maximizing the Benefits for Health Care Organizations examines the before and after stages of information technology projects–and provides guidance on how these...
Providers asked to pursue new quality initiative
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Haymarket Media
Oct 04, 2006
The government and several industry groups are asking nursing homes to voluntarily focus their efforts on three quality and performance measures.
Automated medication dispensing system offers new reporting
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 07, 2018
The system now includes the MedSelect Performance Dashboard, which lets pharmacists see real-time information such as inventory levels, expiration information and more. A redesigned MedSelect graphical...