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Quality Management and Improvement Practicesfor Home and Community-Based Care: A Literature Review
01/10/2002 | Requests *Summary
This paper reviews literature and provides a summary of CMS initiatives in the area of quality measurement and improvement over five years up until 2002. This review applied a wide lens to identify quality strategies in settings of care and delivery systems both within and outside long term care. This paper will serve as background for a meeting with policymakers and experts to assess the relevance and limitations of identified methods to improve the services and outcomes in HCBC programs.
Author
Booth, Maureen; Fralich, Julie; Nonemaker, Sue
Available Files
- Literature Review PDF (221K, 76 pages)
Keywords
Focal Point for Accountability; HCBC Quality Assessment; Measurement; Outcome Based
Topic
Quality
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
Rutgers/NASHP, Muskie School of Public Service
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
12/20/2004
Contact
Taryn Bowe
tbowe@usm.maine.edu
tbowe@usm.maine.edu
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