Evaluation Of The Initiative To Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Nursing Facility Residents: Annual Report Project Year 4

In March, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released this fourth annual project-year evaluation of the initiative to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among nursing facility residents (launched in 2012), in which they analyzed state-specific data for 2015.

The Initiative involves seven Enhanced Care and Coordination Providers (ECCPs) consisting of academic institutions, quality improvement organizations (QIOs), a health care provider organization network, and a hospital association. Each ECCP implements education and training strategies with its partner nursing facilities. The goal is to reduce hospitalizations and improve care for fee-for-service, long-stay nursing facility residents (101 . . .