ASCE
Study of the Effectiveness of Current Long Term Care Survey and Certification:
Examining the Potential for Private Accreditation/Deemed Status for Long Term Care
(Long-Term Care Certification)
Funded by: Health Care Financing Administration
Subcontract from: Abt Associates
Project Period: 1/97 - 3/00
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the current long
term care facility Survey and Certification System and to identify the potential
for improving the care received by beneficiaries as well as the potential of
integrating private accreditation and nonregulatory incentives into the survey
process. The specific goals of the subcontract are to measure nursing home
resident outcomes, taking facility case mix into consideration, and evaluate
whether or not implementation of the new survey and certification system has
resulted in improved care for nursing home residents. In order to complete our
objectives, we will be conducting a quality of care survey at 20 facilities
across the country and ranking groups of facilities on selected quality measures.
Key Staff: Kramer, Ecord, Louwe
Research Monographs:
Kramer AM, Kowalsky JC, Lin MK, Ecord MK, Louwe HM, Fish S. "Comparison Between the Joint Commission Accreditation Survey and a Concurrent Nursing Home Quality Survey." Chapter 9 in Report to Congress on HCFA Survey. Health Care Financing Administration, July 1998.
Policy Presentations & Congressional Testimony:
Testimony before Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing. "Quality of Care in California Nursing Homes." Washington, D.C.. July 28, 1998.
"Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: Current State and Policy Implications." Institute of Medicine Committee on Improving Quality of Long-Term Care. Irvine, California. October 1-2, 1998.
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