Development and testing of nursing home quality indicators

D. R. Zimmerman, S. L. Karon, G. Arling, B. R. Clark, T. Collins, R. Ross, F. Sainfort

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-127
Number of pages21
JournalHealth Care Financing Review
Volume16
Issue number4
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Health Policy

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