Measuring quality: one hospice's process

This article describes the recent modifications to the Medicare Conditions of Participation as they relate to hospice programs' quality requirements. The process used by one hospice program in the Washington Metropolitan Area to implement the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations Q...

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Published inJournal of nursing care quality Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 344
Main Authors Trocky, Nina, Parker, Rita, Baird, Carolyn, Pancari, Juliann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2011
Subjects
Data Collection - methods
District of Columbia
Hospice Care - standards
Humans
Medicare - standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards
Quality Indicators, Health Care
United States
District of Columbia
United States
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Summary:This article describes the recent modifications to the Medicare Conditions of Participation as they relate to hospice programs' quality requirements. The process used by one hospice program in the Washington Metropolitan Area to implement the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations Quality Partners Self-Assessment Surveys is explained. Baseline survey results were used to identify and prioritize areas for improvement related to the standards of hospice care.
ISSN:1550-5065
DOI:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318220e6b3