Full Disclosure in Skilled Nursing Facilities included in Health Care Reform
Contained in a joint draft bill of the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education committees are provisions that eliminate the secret ownership of Nursing Homes.
If these transparency provisions remain in the eventual legislation, patient advocates will score a significant victory on behalf of patients and their families.
Nursing Homes would be required to disclose ownership and organizational information, as well as their regulatory compliance and ethics programs.
Additional disclosures, involving financial expenditures for direct and indirect care, capital assets, and administrative costs will be also required to be disclosed.
Skilled nursing facilities provide vital services to our most vulnerable patients. In order to deliver quality care, facilities must allocate sufficient resources to nursing, dietary, oversight and safety services.
There is a direct correlation between dollars spent and the services provided to patients. Mandating full public disclosure of expenditures and ownership will advance owner accountability and help ensure quality patient care.
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