The report, Coordination Strategy for Post-Acute Care and Long-Term Care Performance Measurement, recommends that HHS:
• Define core measure concepts for PAC and LTC performance measurement to harmonize measurement and promote common goals across providers
• Highlight the need for and use of uniform data sources and health IT so that data can be collected once, in the least burdensome way, and for multiple purposes
• Determine a pathway for improving measure applications through filling priority measure gaps, developing standardized care-planning tools and monitoring for unintended consequences.
The report also identifies “high leverage” areas for performance measurement and core measure concepts for PAC and LTC providers. These core concepts include the routine measurement of the functional, cognitive and mental health statuses of patients; experience of care; the number of falls, pressure ulcers and adverse drug events they experience; infection rates; avoidable readmissions; and the existence of care transition plans for every patient.
To view the report in full, click here.
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