A few states fell short in timely investigation of the most serious nursing home complaints: 2011-2015 A few states fell short in timely investigation of the most serious nursing home complaints: 2011-2015

Collection: Health Policy and Services Research Series Title(s): Data brief (United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General) Contributor(s): United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, issuing body. Publication: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, September 2017 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Nursing Homes Quality Assurance, Health Care United States United States. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.) Genre(s): Technical Report Abstract: In this data brief, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) highlights the extent to which State survey agencies (hereinafter, States) met onsite investigation timeframes for the most serious nursing home complaints from 2011 through 2015. It updates our 2006 report and offers the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) some insights into the States that have room to improve in prioritizing and responding to nursing home complaints. Copyright: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information) Extent: 1 online resource (1 PDF file (31 pages)) Illustrations: Illustrations NLM Unique ID: 101737931 (See catalog record) Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101737931