2011 Annual Quality Report: An Update on the Quality of Care in America's Nursing and Rehabilitation Facilities
The Alliance and American Health Care Association partnered again in 2011 to release an Annual Quality Report, which details positive trends in nursing facility quality and identifies key areas of focus for future quality efforts.
As the national leaders in skilled nursing and post-acute care, the Alliance and AHCA collaborated for the third consecutive year to compile government-measured, quality data that illustrate recent advances in quality improvement. Expert analyses from independent researchers examine the rehabilitation capabilities of SNFs, trends in skilled nursing care and the need for quality measures to effectively evaluate rehabilitation outcomes among an increasingly diverse patient population. Expert report contributors also address approaches to improving care transitions and reducing hospital readmissions for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Next Steps in Nursing Home Quality Measurement: Adapting to a Changing Patient Population and Health System Change
Avalere Health
Avalere Health evaluates the state of nursing facilities in the health care profession and the evolving role of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), particularly in regards to the establishment of a sustainable, accurate quality measurement system. This chapter asserts that the current quality measurement system is flawed and requires substantial changes, and the future of Medicare payment reform initiatives depends on the development of a robust quality measurement framework.
Quality Trends: By the Numbers
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data compiled by American Health Care Association, Research Department, My InnerView
The Alliance and AHCA present publicly available data pertaining to the quality of care delivered in our nation's rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities. The data presented indicate nursing facilities are continuing to improve in a majority of QMs and QIs.
Special Update: Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes
Mary Jane Koren, M.D., M.P.H.
The Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes campaign, launched in 2006, is an example of a successful quality-improvement initiative that is positively impacting quality in our nation's nursing facilities.
Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents
Andrew Kramer, M.D.
In this chapter, Dr. Andrew Kramer examines some of the challenges facing nursing homes in preventing readmission, identifying avoidable hospitalizations, and measuring their success as well as policy imperatives and their implications for nursing homes.
Focus on Rehabilitation Measures
Andrew Kramer, M.D.
Across the post-acute spectrum, SNFs care for a majority of patients requiring rehabilitative therapies and treat the most varied and disabled populations. Therapy interventions are essential components for short-stay patients to regain strength and the ability to return home and for long-stay residents to maintain function and prevent decline.
Transitional Care: Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing Home Residents
Mary D. Naylor, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
As elderly individuals transition between care settings and their home, the information exchange is crucial to ensure best outcomes for patients. Frequently, critical information needed to deliver optimum care is not communicated during these transitions.
