Thank you for your interest in joining us to explore the future of LTSS innovation. View the afternoon program here, speaker bios here, and the Summit evaluation here. We hope to keep this important conversation going. Follow along and tweet #innovateLTSS both during the Summit and beyond!
Developing the Business Case for LTSS Integration
LTQA has initiated a new study aimed at developing the “business case” for integrating LTSS and medical coverage in health plans. The study will provide a description and analysis of various approaches to LTSS integration and will explore the interaction of medical and LTSS coverage integration and the outcomes and overall cost of care. LTQA has selected 11 “exemplar” integrated … Read More
LTQA Roundtable: Charting a Path Forward for Uniform Assessment of LTSS Needs
On May 5th and May 6th at the Brookings Institution, LTQA convened a Roundtable, sponsored by the SCAN Foundation, to discuss “Charting a Path Forward for Uniform Assessment of LTSS Needs.” The purpose of the Roundtable was to achieve expert consensus around core domains, concepts and items in assessment instruments, and to develop a concrete plan for moving standardization forward. The … Read More
Measurement Opportunities & Gaps
The Quality Measurement Workgroup of the Long-Term Quality Alliance is please to announce the release of their first report on measurement opportunities and gaps in transitional care. Click here to download the report.
2012 Annual Meeting
Slides from LTQA’s 2012 Annual Meeting are now available. Click here to access the slides.
NQF Post-Acute/Long-Term Care Workgroup Releases Report for Public Comment
Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) is a public-private partnership convened by the National Quality Forum (an LTQA member). MAP was created for the explicit purpose of providing input to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the selection of performance measures for public reporting and performance-based payment programs. The draft Performance Measurement Coordination Strategy for Post-Acute Care and Long-Term … Read More
LTQA/Brookings Meeting
The LTQA and The Brookings Institution are hosting a meeting on 3-11-11 around the issues of care coordination, transition management and palliative care. The group of palliative care measurement experts convening in the afternoon of March 11 have been working together by telephone and e-mail for the past 6 months in response to the planned NQF call for palliative care measures … Read More
Long-Term Quality Alliance Will Focus on Measuring and Improving Care Across Settings
NEW ALLIANCE LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CONSUMERS OF LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS To Achieve More Effective and Efficient Long-Term Care Experiences Download PDF Version Washington D.C. – A group of the nation’s leading health, consumer, and aging advocates has formed a new alliance to make sure that the 10 million people needing long-term services and supports … Read More
Mary Naylor interviewed by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News
McKnight’s Long Term Care News talks to Mary Naylor about the Long-Term Quality Alliance.