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"Our organization was able to demonstrate to our insurance underwriter that by using EQUIP's comprehensive risk reports in our QI analysis process, our facility is doing a far better job at identifying and preventing adverse outcomes. This resulted in a more than 10 percent reduction (over $30,000 in savings) in our 2003 liability insurance premium."

Tom Holt
President and CEO
Lutheran Social Services Group, Inc.

 

Facility and Corporate Administrators

Regulators and consumers closely scrutinize the quality of care in long term care facilities. QM/QI measures are published and freely available. Liability, costs and competition all are on the rise. EQUIP for Quality for Administrators

Now more than ever you need tools to evaluate, ensure and improve the quality of care for residents, while managing risks and controlling costs.

EQUIP for Quality is an easy-to-use Continuous Quality Improvement software enabling you to better achieve financial and quality of care objectives. Used by nurses, care staff and administrators, EQUIP offers significant benefits across your organization.

Benefits to You

Do More With Fewer Resources

EQUIP is designed to help you deal with the reality facing long term care facilities: the need to do more with fewer resources.

Save Countless Hours of Manual Review. Nurses can simply click to view relevant resident characteristics that help identify the root cause for QM/QI flags. Staff can spend their time addressing risk factors, not gathering and analyzing data.

Improve accuracy of MDS. Errors on the MDS can be detected and corrected prior to submitting to CMS. You will be assured of accurate QM/QI flags, maximize and speed your facility's reimbursement, and have an opportunity to fix process issues well before survey time.

Manage Risk Proactively. View comprehensive reports and graphs showing ongoing facility trends and individual residents at risk of adverse outcomes. Use this information to establish processes that reduce risk and exposure to liability. Managers can identify and promote best practices in healthcare and risk management, leading to decreased liability costs and savings.

Target QA Resources Where Needed. EQUIP allows you to identify and focus on the most critical issues. Organizations can rank facilities on each QM/QI over time to identify best performance and best practices to help initiate system-wide quality improvement. The end result: resources are allocated where they can provide the most benefit.

Benchmark Your Performance

Corporate offices have access to comparative reports and graphs on all 34 QM/QIs using a corporate benchmark developed by EQUIP. You can compare facilities within your network as well as measure your performance against national or state benchmarks. Medicare and special population benchmarks are also included. The reports can be used to address issues or to market your competitive advantages.

Web-based, Secure, Easy to Use

EQUIP for Quality is 100 percent Web-based. Users need only a Web browser and the ability to point and click to operate the program. Secure, encrypted connections ensure compliance with HIPAA requirements and protect your organization's data.

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EQUIP for Quality -- for Facility and Corporate Administrators responsible for achieving financial, risk management and long term care objectives.