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HSAG Recognizes Nursing Home Quality Improvement Efforts
As part of an initiative to distinguish nursing home quality
improvement efforts throughout the state of Arizona, Health Services
Advisory Group (HSAG), Arizona’s Quality Improvement Organization,
has developed the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI) Recognition
Program. Recently through this program, participants received
recognition for their quality improvement efforts during the 7th
Scope of Work (SOW) from the second quarter (Q2) of 2002 to Q2
2004.
The table below notes the criteria for earning the different
levels of recognition. Under each category is the method of distribution.
We at HSAG are proud to present Arizona nursing homes that met
the Certificate of Achievement and Leadership criteria. They are:
| NHQI Recognition |
Nursing Home Criteria |
NHQI Participant
-Certificate of Participation
-Delivered via U.S. Mail
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From Q2 2002 to Q2 2004, participated
in three HSAG-sponsored NHQI learning sessions/teleconference
calls. |
NHQI Achiever
-Certificate of Achievement
-Delivered via U.S. Mail
-Publication in NHQI Quality Counts Newsletter*
-Mention on www.hsag.com*
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above criteria, plus:
- Reached a relative improvement rate of 50 percent or better
from Q2 2002 to Q2 2004 in one of the three HSAG focus Quality
Measures (Pressure Ulcers, Chronic Care and Post Acute Care
Pain) as reported on Nursing Home Compare. |
NHQI Leader
-Certificate of Leadership
-Delivered in-person via on-site visit as permitted*
-Publication in NHQI Quality Counts Newsletter*
-Mention on www.hsag.com*
-HSAG notification to the Arizona Health Care Association,
Arizona Association of Homes and Housing for the Aging, Covenant
Health Network, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
(and health plans), Arizona Department of Health Services,
and Medicare Advantage plan(s)*
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all criteria above, plus:
- Achieved an Excellent Quality Rating on two most recent
Arizona Department of Health Services annual surveys. |
| * As permitted
by the facility |
Certificate of Achievement Recipients
- Capri Care Center
- Catalina Health Care Center
- Chinle Nursing Home
- Cook Health Care Center
- Evergreen Sun City Health and Rehab
- Good Shepherd Retirement Center
- Hearthstone of Mesa
- Infinia at Flagstaff
- Kachina Point Health Center
- Life Care Center of N. Glendale
- Rim Country Health and Retirement Community
- Plaza Del Rio Care Center
- Prescott Samaritan Village
- Prescott Valley Samaritan Ctr.
Certificate of Leadership Recipients
- Christian Care Nursing Center
- La Rosa Health Care Center
- Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center
- Quiburi Mission Samaritan Ctr.
- Santa Rita Care Center
HSAG wishes all Arizona nursing homes continued success with
their quality improvement efforts. For further information regarding
the NHQI Recognition Program, please contact Joe Bestic, NHA,
BA, HSAG Director, Nursing Homes, at 602.745.6205 or jbestic@hsag.com.
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For more information,
call 1 602 264 6382, or
e-mail info@hsag.com |
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