Evaluation of Nursing Facility Resident Safety During Implementation of the INTERACT Quality Improvement Program

Medicare incentivizes the reduction of hospitalizations of nursing facility (NF) residents. The effects of these incentives on resident safety have not been examined.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - August 11, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Ruth M. Tappen, David Newman, Peter Huckfeldt, Zhiyou Yang, Gabriella Engstrom, David G. Wolf, Jill Shutes, Carolina Rojido, Joseph G. Ouslander Tags: Original Study Source Type: research