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| The US experience in long-term care quality measurement | | Author(s) | Corinna Sorenson |
| Corporate Author | European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies |
| Journal title | Euro Observer, vol 9, no 2, Summer 2007 |
| Pages | pp 5-6 |
| Source | Download from website: http://www.euro.who.int/observatory/Publications |
| Keywords | Management [care] ; Quality ; Evaluation ; Measurement ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This brief article introduces three key United States (US) long-term care quality assessment systems (MDS, OASIS and OSCAR), with selected quality indicators. These cover a variety of settings used to assess the quality of life especially in long term care. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is an assessment system developed to provide a standardized basis for establishing nursing home care plans. The indicators include measures for short-stay, post-acute and long-term residents; their development was predicated on the need to monitor changes in residents' conditions and outcomes of care, so as to identify problem areas in individual residents and overall services within facilities. Similar quality assessment systems were established for home health agencies (Outcome and Assessment Information Set or OASIS) and OSCAR (Online Survey and Certification and Reporting System) for a variety of healthcare facilities, such as nursing homes, hospices and rehabilitation centres. All these assessment systems illustrate how quality information can be obtained and used to improve the long-term care of older people. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080624501 A |
| Classmark | QA: 59: 4C: 3R: 7T |
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