National Invitational Conference on Home Care Quality: Issues and Accountability. Volume 1. Summary of Proceedings. Held in Washington, DC on June 1-2, 1988

摘要

To better understand the actual nature of quality problems in home care and the difficulties that home care agencies and State officials face in assuring quality of care, the Division of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care sponsored a practitioners conference (June 1-2, 1988) on quality assurance in home care. The conference included researchers and Federal and State regulatory officials and emphasized the experience of practitioners in the field. Over 300 practitioners, regulators, payers and other interested parties attended the conference. The document presents the keynote address, summaries of the opening and closing general sessions, summaries of the breakout sessions, and includes the conference agenda and participant list. Breakout sessions focused on: measuring quality, empowering consumers, post-acute care, personnel issues, accountability of state and local programs, Medicare/Medicaid Survey and certification, accreditation programs, special needs of populations and ethical issues.