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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Recent Trends in the Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market Brian Burwell, David Stevenson, Eileen Tell and Michael Schaefer Thomson Medstat June 1, 2006 PDF Version

This report first presents a summary of the environment in each of the five states — California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas — that were selected for case study analysis. Next, the report describes national trends in litigation and claims against the nursing home industry. The report then presents trends in the nursing home liability ins

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce: From Pre-Employment Screens to On-the-Job Monitoring The Lewin Group May 2006 PDF Version

In an effort to improve the quality of care provided in long-term care settings, as well as ensure a committed and qualified long-term care workforce, ASPE contracted with The Lewin Group to study the efficacy of various approaches to pre-employment screening and on-the-job monitoring of nurse assistants to prevent resident abuse in nursing homes.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology Paul G. Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D., Sally C. Morton, Ph.D., and Emmett B. Keeler, Ph.D. Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center April 2006 PDF Version (168 PDF pages)

This report is a synthesis of studies that have examined the quality impact of health IT as well as the costs and organizational changes needed to implement health IT systems. This report reviews scientific data about the implementation of health IT to date, as documented in studies published through 2003. It does not project future health care be

This report describes the first phase of the state/federal Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign pilot program to increase awareness of the need to plan ahead for long-term care. The Campaign was operated in five states early in 2005. Each state's Campaign activities (including mailings, paid television advertisements, public service announcements and

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Study of Negotiated Risk Agreements in Assisted Living: Final Report Robert JenkensNCB Development Corporation Janet O’KeeffeRTI International Paula CarderUniversity of Maryland, Erickson School of Aging Studies Keren Brown WilsonJesse F. Richardson Foundation February 13, 2006

The use of negotiated risk agreements (NRAs) is a new topic in a relatively new long-term care setting. This study was designed to inform state policymakers, assisted living providers, and key stakeholders about NRAs and issues related to their use. The study's major objectives were to: (1) Describe states' statutory and regulatory provisions rela

This report describes state medical boards' disciplinary processes, assessed measurement of disciplinary performance, and identified practices that medical boards believe effectively improve their functioning. Finding ways to assess medical boards' performance is important because states have given them a key role in safeguarding medical quality a

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Supply of Direct Support Professionals Serving Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Developmental Disabilities: Report to Congress U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation January 2006 PDF Versio

In 2004, Congress requested that HHS conduct a study on the shortage of direct support professionals (DSPs) supporting persons with intellectual disabilities and other developmental disabilities (ID/DD), including an examination of the root causes associated with high vacancy and turnover rates, and an examination of the impact this shortage may b

This policy brief is one of six commissioned by HHS/ASPE on Medicaid eligibility policies for long-term care benefits. This brief summarizes the estate recovery mandate, discusses variations in mechanisms employed by states to implement the mandate, and presents a state-by-state analysis of collections from 2002 through 2004. [13 PDF pages]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Barriers to Implementing Technology in Residential Long-Term Care Settings Vicki A. Freedman, Ph.D., Maggie Calkins, Ph.D., Robert DeRosiers, MS, OTR/L, ATP, and Kimberly Van Haitsma, Ph.D. Polisher Research Institute December 10, 2005 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/re

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   Consumer and Consultant Experiences in the New Jersey Personal Preference Program Leslie Foster, Barbara Phillips and Jennifer Schore Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. July 2005 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2005/NJppp.pdf (107 PDF pages)

Technology plays a vital role in the lives of older individuals. This report: (1) describes a range of existing and emerging technological solutions for select care issues salient to residential care settings; (2) identifies, based on a review of the literature and discussions with experts in the field, barriers to the successful implementation of

The report describes the implementation of Personal Preference by synthesizing information from in-person discussions with program staff, a mail survey of program consultants, telephone interviews with consumers in the treatment group, and program records. It discusses the program's goals and features, the ways consumers managed their program resp