Nursing Grievances: II: Pay

Pay-for-Performance in Nursing Homes

Information on the impact of pay-for-performance programs is lacking in the nursing home setting. This literature review (1980-2007) identified 13 prior examples of pay-for-performance programs in the nursing home setting: 7 programs were active as of 2007, while 6 had been terminated. The programs were mostly short-lived, varied considerably in the choice of performance measures and pay incent...

Equal Pay: The Hospital-Nursing Home Dilemma

The pay-off on nursing home report cards.

For the past decade, policymakers have used public reporting of quality measures as a strategy to improve quality in nursing homes. In theory, public reporting might improve overall quality in two ways: first, if consumers choose nursing homes with better performance, and second, if public reporting encourages nursing homes to improve their performance. Has public reporting had its intended eff...

Pay for Performance: Can It Help Improve Nursing Home Quality?

Nursing home quality threatens the well-being of residents. Pay for performance pays organizations for meeting performance targets and is required in Medicare hospitals under the 2010 Patient Protection and Aff ordable Care Act, where it is called “valuebased purchasing.” It is not yet required of nursing homes. Th is article asks whether pay for performance could mitigate nursing home quality ...

The Grievances of Civil Hospital Assistants

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