An immediate jeopardy citation can throw a long-term care facility into a crisis, but providers can use the government’s guidelines as a quality assessment tool. That’s the topic of one of...
AHCA incorporates new rehospitalization measuring tool into Quality Initiative
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 30, 2012
The American Health Care Association announced Thursday that it will employ a new, proprietary methodology for calculating case-mix adjusted hospitalization metrics for its members in its national Quality...
ACOs and other language barriers
By
John O'Connor
Dec 19, 2011
We’re hearing a lot about the looming world of accountable care organizations, or ACOs, especially with Monday’s unveiling of the 32 “pioneer” organizations. Odds are you have a...