A recent
study conducted with financial support from the National Institute for Health Care Management, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and published in the journal
Production and Operations Management found that California nursing homes may be artificially inflating their self-reported data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) for the five-star rating system on Nursing Home…
All Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities are subject to the
Five-Star Quality Rating System and
Nursing Home Compare, which were established, implemented, and maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Both programs use metrics to judge the quality of skilled nursing properties. Nursing Home Compare is a website where consumers can gather information about quality metrics for every…
By Liz Liberman, Health Care Analyst, NIC
Part II: The Controversy
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 this second of a…
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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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