Trocky Nina, Parker Rita, Baird Carolyn, Pancari Juliann
Organizational Systems and Adult Health, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2011 Oct-Dec;26(4):344-9. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318220e6b3.
This article describes the recent modifications to the Medicare Conditions of Participation as they relate to hospice programs' quality requirements. The process used by one hospice program in the Washington Metropolitan Area to implement the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations Quality Partners Self-Assessment Surveys is explained. Baseline survey results were used to identify and prioritize areas for improvement related to the standards of hospice care.
本文描述了医疗保险参与条件最近的修改情况,这些修改与临终关怀项目的质量要求相关。文中解释了华盛顿都会区的一个临终关怀项目用以实施国家临终关怀与姑息治疗组织质量伙伴自我评估调查的过程。基线调查结果被用于确定与临终关怀护理标准相关的改进领域并排出优先顺序。