Streamlining Regulatory Processes for High-Performing Providers with AI Support
Adopting a risk-based regulatory framework for nursing home oversight—featuring AI-enhanced monitoring tools and voluntary accreditation for high-performing facilities—would create powerful incentives for quality improvement while enabling regulators to focus limited resources where they are needed most.
The Need for a Technology - Enhanced Staffing Adjustment (TESA) Incorporating Wearables and Remote Monitoring Technologies into CMS Staffing Metrics
Wearable devices and remote monitoring technologies in nursing homes can significantly improve resident safety and staff efficiency while helping facilities navigate workforce shortages through smart automation.
Investment in Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Quality in Nursing Homes
Modernizing America's nursing home infrastructure through strategic facility upgrades represents a critical investment in public health that not only reduces disease transmission and improves resident outcomes, but also delivers compelling economic returns while preparing our healthcare system for the unprecedented demographic shifts ahead.
Expanding CMS Staffing Metrics to Reflect Comprehensive Care Teams
A comprehensive reform of Medicare's nursing home rating system to include all direct care staff—not just nurses—would enhance transparency, improve quality measurements, and incentivize facilities to invest in the specialized care teams that drive better resident outcomes.
Strengthening Accountability and Improvement for 1-Star Skilled Nursing Facilities
The CMS 5-Star Rating System effectively identifies underperforming skilled nursing facilities, but without stronger enforcement mechanisms and financial consequences, this valuable assessment tool falls short of driving meaningful reform among the nation's lowest-rated nursing homes.
Private Rooms for All Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility Residents
The American long-term care system must evolve beyond the outdated model of shared rooms in Skilled Nursing Facilities, which compromises resident care through increased infection risks and impeded recovery.
Rethinking the Narrative: Are SNF Closures a Symptom of Systemic Failure or Isolated Issues?
SNF closures are often more nuanced than simply evidence of a lack of adequate funding.
Ensuring Fairness in Michigan’s Medicaid Nursing Home Reimbursement System
Michigan's Medicaid reimbursement system creates a funding disparity between nursing homes based solely on ownership classification, raising significant questions about healthcare equity across the state.
Eliminate the Current CMS Staffing Mandate with Flexible, Technology-Driven Models
Flexible, outcomes-driven staffing models can replace rigid mandates, leveraging technology and innovation to improve care quality, reduce costs, and address workforce challenges in skilled nursing facilities.
Incorporating Longevity as a Key Metric in SNF Staffing Evaluations
Integrating employee longevity into staffing evaluations can balance turnover metrics, reward stable teams, and improve care quality in skilled nursing facilities.
Ensuring Safe and Reliable Transportation for SNF Residents
Explore policy reforms that hold HMOs accountable for providing reliable, safe transportation for skilled nursing facility residents, ensuring dignity and care continuity while reducing burdens on providers.
Advancing Outcomes-Based Reimbursement for SNFs
Outcomes-based reimbursement can replace outdated volume-based models, incentivizing innovation, improving resident care, and driving systemic excellence in skilled nursing facilities.