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Federal and state nursing facility websites: just what the consumer needs?
Full Abstract
Since the introduction of the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website in 1999, some states have begun to develop their own websites to help consumers compare nursing facilities (NFs). This article presents a brief conceptual framework for the type of information needed for an Internet-based information system and analyzes existing federal and state NF websites, using data collected from a survey completed in 2002. Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have a variety of information on NFs, similar to the information on the Medicare website. Information on characteristics and deficiencies of a facility is the most commonly available, but a few states have data on ownership, staffing indicators, quality indicators, complaints, and enforcement actions. Other types of data, such as resident characteristics, staff turnover rates, and financial indicators, are generally not available. Although many states are making progress toward providing consumers with information, there are gaps that exist, which if filled, could provide consumers with a better tool for facility selection and monitoring the quality of care.
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Author information
Author/s: Harrington, Charlene (C); Collier, Eric (E); O'Meara, Janis (J); Kitchener, Martin (M); Simon, Lisa Payne (LP); Schnelle, John F (JF);
Affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif 94118, USA. chas(-atsign-)itsa.ucsf.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality (Am J Med Qual), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2003 Jan-Feb; vol 18 (issue 1) : pp 21-37
Dates: Created 2003/02/13; Completed 2003/03/25; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12583642, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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