An 18-month program combining leadership training and quality assurance education is being credited with reducing turnover and improving resident safety and quality of life.

When paired with Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) and leadership training focused on communication, deeply involved coaches were able to support staff to move the needle on quality ...

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 ...

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 ...

Community Health Accreditation Partner Awards SimiTree's QAPI Program Its "CHAP-Certified" Status HAMDEN, Conn., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SimiTree, an outsourced services, coding, professional ...

An ASC administrator is integral to a quality assurance performance improvement program, according to a Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III blog. Pinnacle III shared five key ways ASC administrators ...

As we described in our prior blog post, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published multiple COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers. CMS announced another round of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In Part 1 of this two-part series on the ESRD Core Survey developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Linda Lansing, senior vice president of clinical services at Surgical Care Affiliates, discussed methods for developing ...

CMS proposes to require OPOs to establish a QAPI program to monitor and evaluate performance of all donation services, including services provided under contract or arrangement. As part of the QAPI ...

Training and educating staff, and verifying the training and the effectiveness of the cleaning are keys to a good EVS program. Assess your environmental cleaning protocols, ensure staff are trained ...