Will Monetary Incentives Improve the Quality Care in Nursing Homes?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a pilot program for nursing homes based upon incentive payments according to a report by Todd Neal, a staff writer for MedPage Today.
Participation in the pilot program will be offered to nursing homes in four states (Arizona, Mississippi, New York and Washington).
Nursing homes that show the greatest improvement in the quality of their care will be awarded monetary payments.
Quality will be measured by improvement in staffing, avoidable hospitalizations, resident outcomes and survey deficiencies.
It is gratifying that quality of care is finding its way back into fashion now that we have a new administration in Washington.
