Download or read book The Fundamentals of Quality for Long Term Care written by Nora J. Wellington and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and Quality Assurance (QA)/Quality Improvement (QI) Directors or Coordinators, this is not only required reading for your facilities, but more important, it is a practical tool to guide you as you prepare for your survey. As the saying goes, Your facility must be survey-ready 365 days a year. So use this book to help you get readyand stay ready. The Fundamentals of Quality for LTC, Part I gives you the F-Tags, as well as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Interpretive Guidelines and Guidance to Surveyors. This is a comprehensive monitoring tool for all disciplines to use in an interdisciplinary format. It covers the Federal Long Term Care Regulations 42 CFR 483.10 Resident Rights through 483.20 Resident Assessment. Because this is such a practical tool, it is a book that staff will keep handy at their desks to use for monitoring purposes and for quick reference. It will help the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)including one of the most important and busiest groups, the Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) maintain awareness of the expectations of the Federal and State Surveyors. It will also keep the staffs focus on Quality of Care and Quality of Life.
Download or read book Quality Management Integration in Long term Care written by Maryjane G. Bradley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The model introduced in this book combines the concepts of both continuous quality improvement (which promotes improvements in the quality of processes and outcomes) and total quality management (which involves all parts of an organization in continuous quality improvement) to provide a new quality management tool. Bradley, an ASQ-certified Quality Manager, and Thompson, vice-president of Organizational Performance for Ebenezer Social Ministries, provide strategies for the management of long-term care such as how to implement their model's core concepts and how to overcome common internal and external barriers to improvements; they include a step- by-step example of how a long term care facility has used quality management integration. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book For Profit Enterprise in Health Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert Pear of The New York Times. This major study by the Institute of Medicine examines virtually all aspects of for-profit health care in the United States, including the quality and availability of health care, the cost of medical care, access to financial capital, implications for education and research, and the fiduciary role of the physician. In addition to the report, the book contains 15 papers by experts in the field of for-profit health care covering a broad range of topicsâ€"from trends in the growth of major investor-owned hospital companies to the ethical issues in for-profit health care. "The report makes a lasting contribution to the health policy literature." â€"Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Download or read book Culture Change in Long term Care written by Judah L. Ronch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, selected for inclusion in Doody's Core Titles in the Health Sciences, 2005 edition (DCT), will inform you about the theoretical and practical applications of culture change within the institutional long-term care setting. It examines existing models of positive cultures, emphasizing philosophy, underpinning, and implementation. You'll gain a greater understanding of theoretical frameworks for organizational change, of the changes that can occur in all members of the long-term care community, and of culture change in the context of broad organizational experience and cultural competence.
Download or read book Developing a Quality Management System written by Bernie Dana and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Patient Safety and Quality written by Ronda Hughes and published by Department of Health and Human Services. This book was released on 2008 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Long Term Care written by Thomas H. Ainsworth and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1977 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Long Term Care written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Long term Care written by Larry W. Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LONG TERM CARE YOUR ROLE IN QUALITY RESIDENT MEALTIME EXPERIENCE WORKBOOK written by Nora Wellington and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long Term Care Quality and Pleasant Resident Mealtime Workbook This Workbook focus on helping Facilities make certain that leadership and staff keep the focus on Quality and also on residents meeting their nutritional status and needs as well as having a pleasant mealtime experience in the nursing home. The Author highlights the primary Department Leaders with the primary Roles and Responsibilities to achieve this goal for the residents. The leaders and Department Heads with the key responsibilities for this care area are: • The Administrators • The Directors of Nursing • The Dietitians • The Food Service Directors/Managers • The Nurse Managers/Nursing Supervisors/Charge Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants/Certified Nurse Aides • The QAPI Director/Coordinator The Author makes it easy for you to find your regulations F-tags that relate to your work care area, out of the voluminous regulations. She gives you the F-Tags Regulations by Department and area of responsibility. So turn the pages to your job responsibility and you will find the F-Tags that relate to you. The Workbook also gives you: • Self-Reflection questions for you to assess your skills set • Practical Tips for your job responsibilities • Case Studies & Exercises To Do • Remarks – the author’s insight and advise for additional focus The Workbook is an excellent resource to help you make a difference in the lives of the residents while providing quality of care, quality of life, and pleasant mealtime experience, and at the same time reducing some of the challenges in your facilities.
Download or read book Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement written by Frosini Rubertino and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a data-driven, proactive approach to improving the quality of life, care, and services in nursing homes. It is useful for identifying opportunities for improvement; addressing gaps in systems or processes; developing and implementing an improvement or corrective plan; and continuously monitoring effectiveness of interventions.
Download or read book Quest for Quality written by Jean Johnson-Pawlson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regulating Long Term Care Quality written by Vincent Mor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international survey of different approaches to the provision and regulation of long-term care for the elderly.
Download or read book Quality Improvement Techniques for Long Term Care written by Hugh P. Greeley and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality Assurance for Long term Care written by Tari Vinz Miller and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a complete 'how-to' kit for a comprehensive quality improvement program. This practical resource presents concise background information on QA and addresses the unique requirements in long-term care. it supplies everything you need including ready-made forms you can use as is or modify to fit your needs.
Download or read book Long Term Care Monitoring Tools written by Nora Wellington and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meal time is an opportunity for residents to experience good "Quality of Life" in their "home", while they interact with each other and with the staff. These monitoring tools will help the staff gauge whether the residents are having a great meal time experience, a good meal time experience, or a not so good meal time experience. When surveyors come to your facility this is one of the important aspects of care they observe. These tools will help you before the surveyors walk through your doors.
Download or read book Practical Approach to Quality Assurance in a Long Term Care Facility written by Browne, Shirley and published by [Surrey?, B.C.] : S. Browne. This book was released on 1988 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
