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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825413703321

Titolo

Improving the quality of long-term care / / Gooloo S. Wunderlich and Peter Kohler, editors ; Committee on Improving Quality in Long-Term Care, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-13274-6

0-309-50380-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 326 p

Altri autori (Persone)

KohlerPeter O. <1938->

WunderlichGooloo S

Disciplina

362.1/6/0685

Soggetti

Long-term care facilities - Quality control

Long-term care of the sick - Quality control

Nursing homes - Quality control

Quality assurance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Reviewers -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Profile of Long-Term Care -- 3 State of Quality of Long-Term Care -- 4 Information Systems for Monitoring Quality -- 5 Improving Quality Through External Oversight -- 6 Strengthening the Caregiving Work Force -- 7 Building Organizational Capacity -- 8 Reimbursing to Improve Quality of Care -- 9 Closing Remarks -- References -- APPENDIX A Committee Meetings and Presenters of Testimony -- APPENDIX B Separate Dissenting Opinions -- Acronyms -- Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Index.