Reports

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Evaluation Design of the Business Case of Health Technology in Long-Term Care: Final Report Booz Allen Hamilton July 13, 2006 PDF Version

Christopher M. Murtaugh, Ph.D., Timothy R. Peng, Ph.D., Gil A. Maduro, Ph.D., Elisabeth Simantov, Ph.D., and Thomas E. Bow, M.A., M.S.W.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Outcome-Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) program provides reports to all Medicare-certified home health agencies so that they can identify potential quality problems and devise appropriate strategies to address them. There are 41 OBQI quality measures.

This report provides a brief overview of the limited research on adult day services conducted to date. It presents an overview of state approaches to regulating adult day services for elderly persons. Findings from site visits to adult day service providers in five state, and providers' and stakeholders' views on regulatory issues in their states is also presented. [81 PDF pages]

Christopher M. Murtaugh, Ph.D., Timothy R. Peng, Ph.D., Gil A. Maduro, Ph.D., Elisabeth Simantov, Ph.D., and Thomas E. Bow, M.A., M.S.W. Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York  

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Adult Day Services: A Key Community Service for Older Adults Janet O'Keeffe and Kristin Siebenaler RTI International July 2006 PDF Version (81 PDF pages)

Rapidly rising prescription drug prices have caused many consumers, third-party payers, and policymakers to look for ways to lower their drug costs. One strategy that many have seen as a potential solution is to import drug products from countries where drug prices are lower than those in the United States — commonly called reimportation.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Executive Summary

Many observers have concluded that the medical malpractice litigation system needs improvement. Medical malpractice cases are extremely complicated, requiring proof of injury, proof of the health care provider's fault, and determination of economic and noneconomic damages.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Evaluation of Early Offer Reform of Medical Malpractice Claims: Final Report Joni Hersch, Jeffrey O'Connell and W. Kip Viscusi The Lewin Group June 5, 2006 PDF Version

This report focuses on findings for the cost analyses that use the 1994 National Long-Term Care Survey as a baseline and 1995-1998 costs as outcomes. Additional findings, using other years, or usage rather than cost outcomes, were generally consistent with these basic findings. Only for 1995 did the authors find that total Medicare costs were lower for parents than for childless individuals.

This report presents an update of the nursing home liability insurance market in Florida. The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market.

This report presents a case study of the nursing home liability insurance market in Texas. The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market.

The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market. Additional case studies were conducted of the nursing home liability insurance market in the states of California, Georgia, Florida and Texas.

This report is one of five case studies prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market. Additional case studies were conducted of the nursing home liability insurance market in the states of Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Texas.

The report is one of five case studies that was prepared as part of a larger study sponsored by ASPE within HHS on trends and issues in the nursing home liability insurance market. Additional case studies were conducted of the nursing home liability insurance market in the states of California, Florida, Ohio and Texas.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Ohio Brian Burwell, Kerstin Gerst and Eileen Tell Thomson Medstat June 1, 2006 PDF Version

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Texas David Stevenson, Brian Burwell and Michael Schaefer Thomson Medstat June 1, 2006 PDF Version

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Georgia Marjorie Hatzmann, Deborah Hedgecock, Jim Michalowski and Brian Burwell Thomson Medstat June 1, 2006 PDF Version

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of California Brian Burwell and Eileen Tell Thomson Medstat June 1, 2006 PDF Version

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Nursing Home Liability Insurance Market: A Case Study of Florida Michael Schaefer and Brian Burwell Thomson Medstat June 1, 2006 PDF Version

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This report provides a brief overview of the study's research methods for both the field research and the quantitative analyses, including a brief description of the limitations of each of these analyses. The authors then present findings and observations from the qualitative study and quantitative analyses relevant to specific research questions.

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The goals of this study were to make the MDS compliant with CHI-endorsed content and messaging standards, and to produce a policy relevant report that describes the issues with integrating these HIT standards into federally-required patient assessment applications. This report summarizes the complete findings and recommendations of this study. [485 PDF pages]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Making the "Minimum Data Set" Compliant with Health Information Technology Standards

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.

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

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Report authors: Melony E.S.Sorbero, Cheryl L. Damberg, Rebecca Shaw, Stephanie Telekie, Susan Lovejoy, Alison Dechristofaro, Jake Dembosky, Cynthia Shuster

Presented to: Lynn Nonnemaker, PhDDHHS/OS/ASPE Presented by: NORCA national organization for research at the University of Chicago  

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 Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce: From Pre-Employment Screens to On-the-Job Monitoring The Lewin Group May 2006 PDF Version

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Contents Methodology Description of Nonresident Fathers of Foster Children Findings on Identifying Nonresident Fathers Findings on Locating and Contacting Nonresident Fathers Findings on Father Involvement

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.

Most foster children are not living with their fathers at the time they are removed from their homes. Once in foster care, these children may experience even less contact with their nonresident fathers. This study sought to assess typical child welfare practice with respect to nonresident fathers of children in foster care.

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