Topic
Quality Improvement
14 published works
Health Industry Washington Watch
Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) Responses to Beneficiary Complaints
The GAO has issued a report entitled “Quality Improvement Organizations' Final Responses to Beneficiary Complaints.” By way of background, QIOs must review written quality-of-care complaints from Medicare beneficiaries and send to…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act Penalties
On August 25, 2009, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a direct final rule adjusting for inflation the maximum civil money penalty amounts for violations of the confidentiality…
Health Industry Washington Watch
OIG Report on LTC Quality Improvement
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report summarizing a joint OIG-industry roundtable meeting on ways long-term care organization boards of directors can address quality-of-care issues
Elder Law Prof Blog
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