APAC
Medicare Post-Acute Care: Quality Measurement
(Post-Acute Care Quality Measures)
Funded by: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Subcontract from: The Urban Institute
Project Period: 10/97 - 3/01
In this study we will begin by selecting four tracer conditions that involve different
patterns of post- acute care including skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies,
rehabilitation hospitals/units, and outpatient settings. Based on an extensive
literature review and consensus among clinical experts, we will select quality
measures, data items, and risk adjusters for quality measurement across post-acute
providers. Emphasis will be placed on measures applicable to post-acute care in
fee-for-service and HMO Medicare systems.
Key Staff: Kramer, Coleman, Holthaus
Journal Articles:
Kramer AM, Coleman EA. "Stroke Rehabilitation in Nursing Homes: How Do We Measure Quality?" Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 15(4):869-884, 1999.
Research Monographs:
Kramer AM, Eilertsen TB, Holthaus DA, Johnson MF, Gage B. Medicare Post-Acute Care Quality Measurement: Selecting the Targeted Conditions. Completed under contract #HHS-97-0010 and prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, July 1998.
Coleman EA, Holthaus DA, Johnson MF, Eilertsen TB and Kramer AM. Medicare Post-Acute Care Quality Measurement: Development of a Quality Measurement Instrument for Post-Acute Care. Prepared for the Office of The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (contract number HHS-97-0010), Department of Health and Human Services. July 1999.
Johnson MF, Holthaus DA, Harvell J, Coleman EA, Eilertsen TB, Kramer AM. Post-Acute Care Quality Measurement: Final Report. Completed under contract #HHS-97-0010 and prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. March 2001.
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