The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Quality Innovation Network National Coordinating Center have produced a Change Package to prevent all cause harm in nursing homes. In response to a 2014 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on adverse events in skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and as part of CMS’s focus on raising awareness of nursing … Read More
Report: Medicare Advantage’s New Supplemental Benefit: Plan Views and Responses
Date: November 2018 There is a general lack of financial resources, beyond the Medicaid program, to help individuals with complex care needs afford non-medical services and supports to remain independent in their homes and communities and avoid expensive hospital admissions and/or institutionalization. A promising start to covering this type of care through Medicare was recently enacted in the Bipartisan Budget … Read More
Announcement: LTQA Endorses New National Guidelines Calling for Improved Access to Vital Palliative Care
Release Date: October 2018 Many people living with a serious illness who are receiving treatment for their condition, whether heart failure, lung disease, cancer or another illness, don’t have access to palliative care, which can make all the difference in how they feel physically, emotionally and spiritually. New palliative care guidelines set out to improve access to this care, which … Read More
White Paper: Data Resources to Determine the LTSS Needs of Working Age Adults with Disabilities
Title: Data Resources to Determine the LTSS Needs of Working Age Adults with Disabilities Release Date: July 2018 About 13 million Americans need long-term services and supports (LTSS), and nearly half are adults younger than age 65 who have a wide variety of disabilities and LTSS needs. However, our understanding of the characteristics and needs of the LTSS population is … Read More
eLTSS Forum – June 2018
Connecting LTSS and Health Care Information: The State of Data Interoperability Efforts and Where We Go From Here On June 27th, LTQA hosted a Forum discussing recent advances in data interoperability between medical, behavioral health, and social service sectors providing services and supports for individuals with complex care needs. The Forum covered interoperability frameworks, data platform implementation, and emerging opportunities … Read More
June 27, 2018 Forum: “Connecting LTSS and Health Care Information”
Forum Connecting LTSS and Health Care Information: The State of Data Interoperability Efforts and Where We Go From Here AcademyHealth 1666 K Street NW – Suite 1100 Wednesday, June 27, 2018 9 AM to Noon A critical component of integrated care is the capacity to communicate and share information among otherwise unconnected medical, behavioral health, and social … Read More
Environmental Scan: Data Resources Available to Determine the LTSS Needs of Working Age Adults with Disabilities
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