| Title | Development and testing of nursing home quality indicators |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Authors | Zimmerman D.R, Karon S.L, Arling G., Clark B.R, Collins T., Ross R., Sainfort F. |
| Journal | Health Care Financ Rev |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 107-27 |
| Date Published | Summer |
| Accession Number | 10151883 |
| Keywords | Accidental Falls/statistics & numerical data, Decubitus Ulcer/epidemiology, Health Services Research/*methods, Human, Nursing Homes/*standards, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care), Pilot Projects, Program Development, Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administration, Quality of Health Care/*standards, Risk Factors, Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., United States/epidemiology |
| Abstract | In this article, the authors report on the development and testing of a set of indicators of quality of care in nursing homes, using resident-level assessment data. These quality indicators (QIs) have been developed to provide a foundation for both external and internal quality-assurance (QA) and quality-improvement activities. The authors describe the development of the QIs, discuss their nature and characteristics, address the development of a QI-based quality-monitoring system (QMS), report on a pilot test of the QIs and the system, comment on methodological and current QI validation efforts, and conclude by raising further research and development issues. |
| Link | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193525/pdf/hcfr-16-4-107.pdf |
