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Staffing, case mix and quality in nursing homes
(Archived Project)
Investigator (PI): Kovner, Christine
Performing Organization (PO): (Current): New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Supporting Agency (SA): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Initial Year: 1998
Final Year: 1999
Record Source/Award ID: CRISP/R13HS009814
Funding: Total Award Amount: $49,732
Award Type: Grant
Award Information: Reports resulting from this project
Abstract: The objective of this invitational conference is to define staffing issues and the relationship of staffing to quality in the delivery of health services in nursing homes (long term care facilities) and to develop a strategy for studying these staffing issues. The specific aims as they relate to nursing homes are to: 1) develop consensus on the major issues about staffing and the relationship between staffing and quality considering case mix. 2) identify methodological problems and issues in designing studies to assess the relationship between staffing and quality considering case mix. 3) identify priority areas for research on the relationship between staffing and quality considering case mix. The approximately 25 participants at the invitational conference will include: health services researchers who are experts in the delivery of care in nursing homes, experts in health workforce research, consumers, and government representatives (e.g., HCFA, AHCPR, Bureau of Health Professions of HRSA). A manuscript synthesizing the specific questions and methodological approaches will be prepared by Dr. Harrington, Dr. Kovner and others. The manuscript will be submitted to a journal such as Health Affairs or the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. At least one presentation will be made at a professional meeting.
MeSH Terms:
  • Aged
  • Delivery of Health Care /standards
  • * Diagnosis-Related Groups
  • Health Policy
  • Humans
  • Nursing Homes /standards
  • Nursing Staff /*standards
  • * Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • United States
Keywords:
  • health services research tag
  • meeting /conference /symposium
  • nursing care quality
  • nursing home
  • nursing personnel
  • research support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Country: United States
State: New York
Zip Code: 10003
UI: 99101550
Project Status: Archived