By Liz Liberman, Health Care Analyst, NIC
Part I: History, Developments, and an In-Depth Dive
CMS’ Five-Star Quality Rating System for nursing care properties continues to be a hot topic in skilled nursing. As hospital systems and investors increasingly use it to identify potential partnerships and investments, it’s important to understand what goes into the rating a property receives.
In…
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By Liz Liberman, Health Care Analyst, NIC
As quality increasingly is key to understanding a skilled nursing property’s performance, organizations across seniors housing and care are championing quality improvements. One clear example is the American Health Care Association (AHCA), which last week publicized several moves to promote quality in the nursing home industry.
AHCA is a trade association that supports…
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Registration is underway for the 2016 NIC Fall Conference, September 14–16 in downtown Washington, D.C. With full schedules of networking and programming for all three days, the conference will attract seniors housing and care leaders focused on shoring up connections and adding their voices to discussions central to the industry.
Networking
Connections Take Central Stage
The conference offers attendees a…
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By Liz Liberman, Health Care Analyst, NIC
David Grabowski, professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, published a very interesting study in conjunction with the University of Michigan, in the May issue of
Health Affairs. What caught the attention of the press was not the study itself but its attention-grabbing title: “
Low-Quality Nursing Homes Were More …
By Liz Liberman, Health Care Analyst, NIC
Recently the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) sent CMS a
letter encouraging the agency to finalize a proposed rule that would improve discharge policies in hospitals and address the gaps in communication that occur during patient transitions.
In California, hospitals will face the challenge of improving discharge policies even before CMS has…
