2002 Press Releases

12/12/02	Statement: The Hospital Quality Public Reporting Initiative
11/7/02	FEDERAL NURSING HOME QUALITY INITIATIVE: Success in Six-State Pilot Sets Stage for National Launch A six-state pilot test of the federal Nursing Home Quality Initiative shows that significant improvement in care can be achieved when nursing homes and Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) work together to create better treatment systems. More...
8/1/02	Partnerships Seen Key To Success of Nursing Home Initiative Partnerships and QIO assistance are seen as critical for success of the federal nursing home quality initiative scheduled to begin in October. Recent surveys conducted by QIOs show far stronger demand for assistance from nursing homes than anticipated by CMS when it designed the initiative. More...
4/24/02	Release: QIOs Set to Support Nursing Home Improvement QIOs will provide technical assistance to nursing homes as part of a new federal nursing home quality initiative launched today in six pilot states by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The initiative begins with CMS-sponsored newspaper ads featuring data on nursing home quality of care. QIOs will help consumers use the data and nursing homes devise improvement strategies. More... Media Briefing Materials
3/07/02	Advisory: AHQA Briefs House Ways and Means Committee on Patient Safety Testimony by AHQA Vice President David Schulke highlights QIO patient safety efforts, previews QIO goals for 2002-2004

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