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Comparative data analysis using collaborative skilled nursing/long-term care indicator assessment

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Journal for Healthcare Quality: Official Publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality

This article describes a process developed by Eastern Mercy Health System (EMHS), headquartered in Radnor, PA, to identify opportunities for quality improvement using defined outcome-based indicators in skilled nursing and long-term care (SN/LTC). The model is built on collaboration among the system's freestanding and hospital-based facilities; it includes a cyclical approach to the exchange of information.

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Denny, D. S.

Christian, V.

Nordan, V. N.

Therriault, M. F.