Quality has been a longtime focus in nursing home care, but the effectiveness of quality-focused initiatives is often questioned. The purpose of adding performance improvement to existing quality ...

With agencies dueling to regulate nursing homes, aligning priorities for a strategic compliance program may be more challenging than ever.

Noncompliance at deficiency tag F865 will be cited if surveyors find that a facility has not implemented and/or maintained a comprehensive QAPI program that addresses all the care and unique services ...

While providers aren’t required to follow OIG recommendations, a compliance program based on their guidance can spare facilities future headaches, since ...

plant social worker with Banner Good Samaritan Transplant Center and Advanced Liver Disease in Phoenix. He is a member of NN&I’s Editorial Advisory Board. In 1984, The National Organ Transplant Act ...