AMDA Foundation - Pilot States Announced for LTC Quality Improvement Partnership

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Vol V, May `03

Pilot States Announced for LTC Quality Improvement Partnership

Vol V, May `03

California, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas will pilot-test AMDA's We Care: Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Tool Kit as part of the Foundation's nationwide Long Term Care Quality Improvement Partnership. The 4-year, $1.3 million Partnership, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is a collaboration among AMDA members, state Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and national and state-based long term care professional and provider groups, designed to evaluate the impact of AMDA's pain and pressure ulcer CPGs on process of care and clinical outcomes including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality measures for nursing homes.

The pilot-test will help determine model approaches to CPG implementation based on facility size, location, staffing and case mix. The Tool Kits contain materials that measure facility readiness, determine a CPG's relevance to a particular patient population, evaluate staff knowledge and skills relevant to implementation, and track clinical and process outcomes.

The six pilot states were chosen in consultation with LTC Quality Coalition members, including the American Health Quality Association, which represents the state Quality Improvement Organizations, the American Health Care Association, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administrators, and more than 15 other key stakeholders in the long term care arena. Pilot-testing will begin in January of 2004. For more information on this project, click on the link below.

For additional information on AMDA's CPGs and the Tool Kit, click on http://www.amda.com/info/cpg/ , email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (410) 740-9743.