Evaluation of Nursing Home Quality Since the Implementation of OBRA 1987
Funded by: Hartford/AFAR Academic Geriatrics Fellowship
Project Period: 7/99 - 7/00
The purpose of this project is to determine if there is evidence of improvement
in multiple areas of nursing home quality since the implementation of the Resident
Assessment Instrument (RAI). Process and quality indicators in four tracer
conditions (pressure sores, incontinence, restraints, and medication use) will
be analyzed. Data was collected from sources independent of the Minimum Data
Set around the time of implementation of the RAI (1992), and recently (1997-8).
Analysis will adjust for resident-level risk factors and facility characteristics.
Key Staff: Coleman, Kramer
Journal Articles:
Coleman EA, Martau JM, Lin MK, Kramer AM. "Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in Long-Term Nursing Homes Residents Since the Implementation of OBRA '87." Journal of the American Geriatric Society 50(4):728-32, 2002.
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