Last week, the National Quality Forum (NQF) delivered recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on quality measures being considered for use in 17 Medicare quality programs affecting more than 64 million Americans...
On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar that will provide an overview of the suggested QCDR measure development and evaluation processes. CMS and PIMMS will also...
View the January refresh of Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program data on Care Compare and in the Provider Data Catalog . See the updates section at the bottom of the Public Reporting webpage for more information.
Improving the quality of care provided in nursing homes (NHs) has been the driver behind most of the major governmental sponsored reports and related legislation/regulation in NHs over the past 4 decades. Starting with the Institute of Medicine (IOM...
This article has been retired as the official policy of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Stopping eating and drinking by advance directives (SED by AD) is a complex issue that requires careful consideration of all...
