Quality Assurance And Performance Improvement

The report titled “Uninspected and Neglected” by the majority staff of the US Senate Special Committee on Aging brings attention to a pressing issue: the severe understaffing of inspection agencies...

When does Phase 2 of the Requirements of Participation start and should we be concerned?

Here are 10 quick tips for successful QAPI team building.

Q: You recently received the Mary K. Ousley Champion of Quality Award from the American Health Care Association. What are some of the biggest current obstacles to improving quality in long-term care?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sees the upcoming Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement guidelines, not harsher penalties, as the way to reduce adverse events in post-acute care, officials...

What are the financial benefits to implementing CMS’s Quality Assurance Performance Improvement program?

There has been a lot of talk about QAPI. What is the director of nursing’s role? Where should we start?

The Advancing Excellence campaign has released updated goals and called on nursing homes to actively use the framework for achieving better quality care.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still cannot say when an official regulation will be established for the Quality Assessment and Performance Initiative, but that’s not stopping the agency...

Nursing home operators can now access a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services webpage dedicated to the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiative.