Advancing quality. Improving lives.
PHCA monitors quality data and reports in the long-term and post acute care profession to keep members, policymakers, and the public informed about the advancements in quality care. Check back periodically for an overview of national and state data and trends and the quality initiatives of PHCA’s nearly 500 member centers statewide.
Learn more about the work done nationwide through the AHCA Quality Initiatives
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Initiatives web page
This report to congress (required by the Affordable Care Act) outlines the reasoning and recommendations for many of the quality measures that CMS is planning to tie to Medicare reimbursement for nursing facilities
National Research Corporation Report
National Research Corporation Report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) periodically makes changes to the system for rating homes. You can obtain Information on the current system in the following documents.
Users should note that the cut points are re-calibrated each month so that the distribution of star ratings within States remains relatively constant over time.
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