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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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 …
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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…
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NIC released its initial
Skilled Nursing Data Report on March 10, 2016. The report included a few key data points that showed time-series data from October 2011 through December 2015. This week’s blog post provides a more detailed analysis of the current data release.
Occupancy Continued Gradual Decline
The decline in skilled nursing property occupancy has been a topic of…
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