tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 16

Long-Term Care: Nursing Facilities Targeted For Help With High-Risk Pressure Ulcer Quality Measures

This is a list you could end up on no matter what -- here's what to do now The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reportedly publish on Nursing Home Compare a list of 4,000 nursing facilities that have high quality measure scores on high-risk pressure ulcers or physical restraints. Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) will be offering the facilities assistance in the areas of pressure ulcer prevention and care and/or restraint reduction. CMS initially released the list of facilities in February. The agency has said repeatedly that the list is not intended to identify poor-performing facilities but...

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