New alliance seeks to improve long-term services across spectrum - Wednesday, January 06, 2010
The Long-Term Quality Alliance, which was formally introduced Tuesday, is dedicated to improving the quality of long-term services and supports.
The alliance will focus on improving the quality of the experience of consumers and family caregivers in both nursing home and home healthcare settings. Current quality efforts tend to focus on clinical services delivered in nursing homes and often overlook the perspectives of consumers and family caregivers, said Alliance Chair Mary Naylor in a statement. She announced the creation of the alliance in a briefing Tuesday sponsored by the health policy journal Health Affairs.
