Data Integration and Storage: Managing and Using Home and Community-Based Services for Quality Improvement
This paper outlines some of the factors program managers may need to consider in identifying strategies for integrating information to support their quality improvement activities. The focus of this paper primarily is on synthesizing information from different data sources and integrating two or more files. For the more technically minded, the Appendix provides examples of states system integration efforts.
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New Report Highlights Personal Experiences in Long-term Care
In a report prepared for the Maine Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, researchers captured the first-hand experiences and input of long-term care supports and services consumers, family members, workers, advocates, and community members so that their voices might become an integral part of state-wide planning for such services and supports.
Read the report: Personal Experiences with Long-term Care Services and Supports
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