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Title:
Using Consumer Information to Improve Quality
in Nursing Homes
Principal Investigator:
Jane
Karnes Straker, Ph.D.
Other team members:
Description:
Nursing home data compiled by federal and state
agencies for regulatory or reimbursement purposes
could potentially be used by individual facilities
to improve their performance. Because of the way
this information is currently presented and the
fragmented way it is received, however, it has
proved thus far to be only minimally useful to
most nursing homes. This demonstration project
will fill an important gap in understanding how
information on quality is currently delivered
to nursing homes. Focusing on nursing homes in
Ohio, it will integrate the various sources of
information on quality available to Ohio's nursing
homes-including resident and family surveys-to
provide a comprehensive picture of facility performance.
In addition, the project team will help the state's
facilities learn to use these data to improve
their services and care, providing a model for
other states.
Funding Agency:
Commonwealth Fund
Partner Agency:
Benjamin Rose Institute
