Advancing the agenda for home healthcare quality: conference proceedings and findings.

On March 31 to April 1, 2005, the Center for Home Care Policy and Research of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York assembled approximately 80 home healthcare stakeholders from across the country to advance the action strategy for measuring, improving, and assuring quality in home healthcare. A specific aim of the conference was to disseminate relevant research on organizational change and evidence-based practices to influence patient safety and quality of care. Attendees worked together to identify high-priority action steps and recommendations at both the organizational and policy levels. This article reports the conference's proceedings and findings.