Terms
A judgement about the goodness of both technical care and the management of the interpersonal exchanges between client and practitioner
What is quality?
They are aimed at weeding out poor performers and ensuring that providers meet minimal standards.
What are externally mandated requirements?
Identifying procedures for which providers will not be reimbursed such as procedures resulting from facility acquired infections
What is Pay for Performance?
What is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This refers to the total living experience, which results in overall satisfaction
What is quality of life?
The process of meeting quality standards and assuring that care reaches an acceptable level
What is quality assurance?
A key component of Medicare's partnership with the home care industry to foster and monitor improved healthcare outcomes
What is OASIS?
This collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine
What is the National Library of Medicine
One element of quality measurement and not always easy to measure.
What is consumer satisfaction?
What is performance improvement?
A private, mostly not for profit organizations staffed by professionals, mostly doctors, who are trained to review medical care and help beneficiaries with complaints about quality of care
What are quality improvement organizations?
A voluntary five year initiative designed to improve the quality of nursing home care
What is Quality First?
Created by Edward Deming and extensively used in the business industry
What is Total Quality Management?
The merger of quality assurance and performance improvement
What is QAPI?
The CMS released this to compare data for all nursing facilities serving residents covered by Medicare/Medicaid
What is Nursing Home Compare?
This recognizes AHCA nursing center members that demonstrate the attainment of one or more of the quality initiative goals
What is the Quality Initiative Recognition Program?
Aims to improve processes involved in healthcare delivery and resident quality of life
What is CQI in nursing homes?
What is a Minimum Data Set for Long Term Care?
The CMS launched this ranking system for nursing homes in 2008
What is Five Star Ratings?
A coalition of 14 national provider organizations that care for elderly and disabled patients