May 14, 2018 Currently, our understanding of the population that needs and uses long-term services and supports (LTSS) is largely derived from studies of people age 65 and older. However, nearly half of all individuals with functional needs are adults younger than 65. This younger population has a wide variety of disabilities and LTSS needs. The Long-Term Quality Alliance, with … Read More
Data Submission for AHRQ Nursing Home Survey
Nursing Homes that have administered AHRQ’s Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture can submit their data to the Database June 1-21, 2018. The results of this database, a Nursing Home User Database Report, will provide average scores and percentiles on the survey items and composites to help nursing homes assess their own results to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement. … Read More
Webinar: “Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: The Potential for Medicaid Managed Care to Integrate Acute and Long-Term Care”
Webinar Managing Long-Term Services and Supports: The Potential for Medicaid Managed Care to Integrate Acute and Long-Term Care Thursday, May 3 2018 2:30-4:00 PM Eastern Time In this webinar, sponsored by LTQA and AcademyHealth’s Long-Term Services and Supports Interest Group, we offer a national overview of Managed Long-Term Services and Support (MTLSS) programs and an update on the state … Read More
Materials Available from April Technology Summit
On April 9 and 10, LTQA and the AgingWell Hub at Georgetown University hosted a Summit on “Technology Transforming the Experience of Care in the Home.” This event brought consumers, caregivers, LTSS service providers, payers, and technology and service delivery innovators together to explore opportunities and challenges of transforming in-home care through the use of technology. To access presentation slides, Summit … Read More
Technology Summit: Transforming the Experience of Care in the Home
Technology Summit Transforming the Experience of Care in the Home: Opportunities and Challenges April 9 and 10, 2018 Fisher Colloquium, McDonough School of Business Georgetown University The Long Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) and AgingWell Hub at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business invited long-term services and supports (LTSS) providers, consumer advocates, and payers to join with technology innovators and entrepreneurs … Read More
Report: Data Sources on LTSS Needs and Service Use of Adults with Disabilities Under Age 65
Release Date: February 2018 The Long-Term Quality Alliance, with support from The Commonwealth Fund, interviewed fourteen experts in the field of data and research related to adults under age 65 with disabilities. These interviews served as the first phase of a project to develop recommendations for data collection that will assist policy-makers in addressing the long-term service and support (LTSS) … Read More
CHRONIC Care Act Signed Into Law
February 9, 2018 Today, President Trump signing into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which includes the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. The CHRONIC Care Act passed in the Senate in September 2017, supported by both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee. The CHRONIC Care provisions permanently authorize Medicare Advantage … Read More
Research Brief: Medicare Spending on Older Adults Who Need Long-Term Services and Supports
October 30, 2017 About 13 percent of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older need LTSS due to an inability to perform two or more activities of daily living or severe cognitive impairment. This need for LTSS is emerging as a defining characteristic of the high-cost, high-need Medicare population. In this new Research Brief, LTQA and Johns Hopkins University researchers analyze … Read More
Senate Unanimously Passes CHRONIC Care Act
September 27, 2017 On Tuesday, September 26, the Senate unanimously passed S. 870, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. The CHRONIC Care Act has been supported by both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee, including Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT). A press release regarding CHRONIC can be found here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/senate–unanimously-passes-chronic-care-act. . For … Read More
LTQA at the National HCBS Conference (slides available)
LTQA Research Director Jennifer Windh and consultant Anne Tumlinson presented research findings at NASUAD’s 2017 HCBS Conference, taking place from August 28 to August 31, 2017. LTQA presented research from two projects: Integrated Care Management and Outcomes for Persons with I/DD (Wednesday, August 30, 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM) Speakers: Stephanie Rasmussen, Senior Director Medical Management, Sunflower Health Plan and … Read More