La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXIII-707 - Internal Activities
A. A PACE
organization must do the following:
1. use a
set of outcome measures to identify areas of good or problematic
performance;
2. take actions
targeted at maintaining or improving care based on outcome measures;
3. incorporate actions resulting in
performance improvement into standards of practice for the delivery of care and
periodically track performance to ensure that any performance improvements are
sustained over time;
4. set
priorities for performance improvement, considering prevalence and severity of
identified problems, and give priority to improvement activities that affect
clinical outcomes; and
5.
immediately correct any identified problem that directly or potentially
threatens the health and safety of a PACE participant.
B. A PACE organization must designate an
individual to coordinate and oversee performance improvement
activities.
C. Involvement in
Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Activities
1. A PACE organization must ensure that all
interdisciplinary team members, PACE staff, and contract providers are involved
in the development and implementation of quality assessment and performance
improvement activities and are aware of the results of these
activities.
2. The quality
improvement coordinator must encourage a PACE participant and his or her
caregivers to be involved in quality assessment and performance improvement
activities, including providing information about their satisfaction with
services.
Notes
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A. A PACE organization must do the following:
1. use a set of outcome measures to identify areas of good or problematic performance;
2. take actions targeted at maintaining or improving care based on outcome measures;
3. incorporate actions resulting in performance improvement into standards of practice for the delivery of care and periodically track performance to ensure that any performance improvements are sustained over time;
4. set priorities for performance improvement, considering prevalence and severity of identified problems, and give priority to improvement activities that affect clinical outcomes;
5. immediately correct any identified problem that directly or potentially threatens the health and safety of a PACE participant.
B. A PACE organization must designate an individual to coordinate and oversee performance improvement activities.
C. Involvement in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Activities
1. A PACE organization must ensure that all interdisciplinary team members, PACE staff, and contract providers are involved in the development and implementation of quality assessment and performance improvement activities and are aware of the results of these activities.
2. The quality improvement coordinator must encourage a PACE participant and his or her caregivers to be involved in quality assessment and performance improvement activities, including providing information about their satisfaction with services.