Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:
Amy E. Lee, RN, MSN, CRRN, QCP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
The Care Compare website and Five Star Rating continues to be a primary source of information for numerous stakeholders when vetting long term care providers. With the numerous updates and changes to the quality measures, it’s critical for facilities to remain focused on what is new, recognize how they can advance their quality performance and confidently use these outcomes to respond to the Category 7 requirements of the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award application.
Learning Objectives:
Describe data sources and methodology for the three components of the CMS Five Start Quality Rating System.
Recognize effective strategies to improve your CMS Five Star Rating and how to use this data in your AHCA National Quality Award application.
Identify an approach that will assist with improving your Five Star Rating using your process improvement cycle and QAPI.