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Partnership for Patients and the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks: Continuing Forward Momentum on Reducing Patient Harm.

Fact Sheets. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; September 29, 2016.

The Partnership for Patients program is credited with supporting harm reduction in hospitalized patients across the United States through the Hospital Engagement Networks (HEN). This fact sheet summarizes the next round of funding that will build on HEN accomplishments to support innovation with a goal of reducing hospital-acquired conditions and preventable readmissions by 2019.

Legislation/Regulation > Government Resource

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care; Proposed Rule.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Fed Regist. 2016;81:39447-39480.

This proposed rule suggests updates to the government requirements hospitals must comply with to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. Changes include emphasis on the role of leadership engagement and safety culture as ways to generate improvements in areas such as reducing hospital-acquired infections and readmissions. Comments on the proposed rule are due August 15, 2016.

Legislation/Regulation > Government Resource

Medicare and Medicaid programs; reform of requirements for long-term care facilities; proposed rule.

Federal Register. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. July 16, 2015;80:42167-42269.

Poor safety culture and lack of available resources to provide high-quality care can hinder safety in long-term care facilities. This set of regulations will revise requirements for long-term care facilities in areas such as clinical practice standards, service delivery, patient-centeredness, and infection control. The deadline for officially submitting comments on the proposed rule was September 14, 2015.

Web Resource > Government Resource

Quality Improvement Organizations.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

This Web site features resources to support the Medicare Quality Improvement Program and Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) in delivering quality care.

Legislation/Regulation > Government Resource

Medicaid program; payment adjustment for provider-preventable conditions including health care–acquired conditions.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 42 CFR Parts 434, 438, and 447: June 1, 2011.

This final rule prohibits federal reimbursements to states for costs associated with health care–acquired conditions. The regulations are effective as of July 1, 2011.

Web Resource > Government Resource

Hospital Compare.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides consumers with publicly available information on the quality of Medicare-certified hospital care through this Web site. The site includes specific information for both patients and hospitals on how to use the data to guide decision-making and improvement initiatives. Most recently, listings from the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) and data on Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals were added to the reports available.

Tools/Toolkit > Fact Sheet/FAQs

Medicare proposes new hospital value-based purchasing program.

Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Public Affairs; January 07, 2011.

This fact sheet highlights key points of a government effort to link performance on quality with select AHRQ patient safety indicators to raise Medicare reimbursement. The opportunity for submitting comments has passed.

Press Release/Announcement

CMS to conduct "dry run" for reporting AHRQ indicators.

QualityNet. February 18, 2009.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is conducting a field test of nine AHRQ quality and patient safety indicators. Hospitals participating in the review process receive confidential reports on their performance results and national comparative data.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This website provides consumers with detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. Additional resources available at the site help with other nursing home selection issues. Information is provided in English, Spanish, and Chinese.

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