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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedSanghavi P, Pan S, Caudry D
Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on Nursing Home Compare.
The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of nursing home self-report of major injury falls on the Minimum Data Set (MDS). They linked inpatient claims for major injury falls with MDS assessments. The investigators concluded that the nursing home-reported data used for the Nursing Home Compare (NHC) falls measure may be highly inaccurate.
AHRQ-funded; HS026957.
Citation: Sanghavi P, Pan S, Caudry D .
Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement on Nursing Home Compare.
Health Serv Res 2020 Apr;55(2):201-10. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13247..
Keywords: Falls, Nursing Homes, Quality Measures, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality of Care, Elderly, Public Reporting, Injuries and Wounds
Hefele JG, Ritter GA, Bishop CE
Examining racial and ethnic differences in nursing home quality.
The authors measured within-facility differences for a range of publicly reported nursing home quality measures. They found that, on average, care is delivered equally across all racial/ethnic groups in the same nursing home. They concluded that nursing home providers should attempt to identify racial/ethnic within-facility differences in care.
AHRQ-funded; HS021891.
Citation: Hefele JG, Ritter GA, Bishop CE .
Examining racial and ethnic differences in nursing home quality.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2017 Nov;43(11):554-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.06.003.
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Keywords: Disparities, Quality of Care, Nursing Homes, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Public Reporting
Konetzka RT, Perraillon MC
Use of Nursing Home Compare website appears limited by lack of awareness and initial mistrust of the data.
The researchers used a qualitative assessment of how consumers select nursing homes and of the role of information about quality, using semistructured interviews of people who recently placed a family member or friend in a nursing home. They found that consumers had a positive reaction when shown Nursing Home Compare; however, its use appeared to be limited by lack of awareness and, to some extent, initial lack of trust of the data.
AHRQ-funded; HS021877.
Citation: Konetzka RT, Perraillon MC .
Use of Nursing Home Compare website appears limited by lack of awareness and initial mistrust of the data.
Health Aff 2016 Apr;35(4):706-13. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1377.
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Keywords: Nursing Homes, Public Reporting, Web-Based, Quality of Care, Education: Patient and Caregiver
He D, Konetzka RT
Public reporting and demand rationing: evidence from the nursing home industry.
The authors examined a consequence of public reporting: the potential for demand rationing. They found that high-quality nursing homes facing capacity constraints reduced admissions of less profitable Medicaid residents while increasing the more profitable Medicare and private-pay admissions, relative to low-quality nursing homes facing no capacity constraints.
AHRQ-funded; HS021877.
Citation: He D, Konetzka RT .
Public reporting and demand rationing: evidence from the nursing home industry.
Health Econ 2015 Nov;24(11):1437-51. doi: 10.1002/hec.3097.
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Keywords: Public Reporting, Medicare, Nursing Homes
Mukamel DB, Ye Z, Glance LG
Does mandating nursing home participation in quality reporting make a difference? Evidence from Massachusetts.
This study investigated one of the mechanisms that may detract from the effectiveness of quality report cards: voluntary versus mandatory participation of nursing homes in public quality reporting. It found that once reporting became mandatory, nonvolunteers improved more than volunteers in all but 2 staffing measures.
AHRQ-funded; HS021844.
Citation: Mukamel DB, Ye Z, Glance LG .
Does mandating nursing home participation in quality reporting make a difference? Evidence from Massachusetts.
Med Care 2015 Aug;53(8):713-9. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000390..
Keywords: Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care, Public Reporting, Provider Performance, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Elderly
Konetzka RT, Brauner DJ, Shega J
The effects of public reporting on physical restraints and antipsychotic use in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment.
The purpose of this paper was to assess whether reductions in physical restraint use associated with quality reporting may have had the unintended consequence of increasing antipsychotic use in nursing home (NH) residents with severe cognitive impairment. Physical restraint use declined significantly from 1999 to 2008 in NH residents with severe cognitive impairment. Correspondingly, antipsychotic use in the same residents increased more in NHs that were subject to public reporting. This analysis suggests that public reporting of physical restraint use had the unintended consequence of increasing use of antipsychotics in NH residents with severe cognitive impairment.
AHRQ-funded; HS018718.
Citation: Konetzka RT, Brauner DJ, Shega J .
The effects of public reporting on physical restraints and antipsychotic use in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Mar;62(3):454-61. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12711.
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Keywords: Dementia, Elderly, Medication, Nursing Homes, Public Reporting