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New Pay-For-Performance Program Initiated To Help Improve Nursing Home Care

Posted by Jonathan Rosenfeld on March 30, 2009
Nursing homes will now have one more reason to improve patient care--they will be paid for doing so. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will initiate a new pay-for-performance program to inspire nursing to provide improved care to residents. The plan formally known as,  Nursing Home Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration Project, will begin in July and run for three years.  All Medicare-certified nursing homes in Arizona, Mississippi, New York and Wisconsin are eligible to participate.  CMS anticipates at least 100 nursing homes in each state will participate in the program. Nursing homes who elect to participate in the program will... More
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Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.   Jonathan has represented...

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