Painting the Bulls Eye Around the Arrow: Quality Assurance Projects that Work

Moderator: John E. Agens, MD
Developed by the Quality and Performance Measurement Committee and the American Medical Directors Association.
Learning Objectives: (1) name an accrediting body, payer group, government program, or consumer group based on the examples that most closely applies to your practice setting based on the best practices discussed; (2) identify, from the best practices presented, one measure that your organization is or will measure or use the examples presented to come up with your own measure; (3) describe one important measure in your setting that is being addressed or should be addressed based on what you learned; and (4) describe your perspective and role in improvement efforts using the best practice model that most closely fit your practice setting.

Quality Measures that Matter
John E. Agens, MD

Improving Nursing Home Care by Reducing Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations: The "INTERACT II" Project
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD

Program for Anti-coagulation Monitoring in a Post-acute and Long-term Care Facility
Michele F. Bellantoni, MD

Prioritizing Culture Change in Nursing Home
Heidi K. White, MD, MHS, CMD