EQUIP is a company dedicated to supporting continuing care professionals that offers a line of products and services including: 

• MDS Analysis Tools
• Clinical Resources
• Online Learning Academy 
• User Community
• Consulting Services

These products and services help you to:

• Improve Quality
• Manage Risk, Liability, & Cost By Predicting and Preventing Adverse Outcomes
• Save Time By Automating Manual Processes
• Reduce Costs By Targeting QA Efforts To Focus On The Most Critical Issues 
• Enrich Resident Care Planning
• Simplify Survey Preparation
• Educate Staff On QM/QIs
• Improve MDS Coding Accuracy & Maximize Reimbursement 
• Access Relevant Clinical Research
• Participate In And Benefit From Grant-Sponsored Research
• Conduct Unit And Corporate Level Analyses

EQUIP is a collaborative effort among RNs experienced in long term care, business professionals, software developers, e-learning developers, research analysts, and statisticians.

Founded in 1998, EQUIP began as an MDS analysis tool that was developed through various grants by researchers at the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (NYAHSA), the New York affiliate of the national American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) that represents not-for-profit providers nationwide. The motivation was to give long term care providers an evidence-based informatics tool to help them improve outcomes and quality of care consistent with our mission. In 1999, EQUIP became a program that was used nationally for nursing facilities to access the QI measures in an easy-to-use, readily available format. Over time, EQUIP grew rapidly based primarily on "word of mouth" from satisfied users. It expanded from a single tool to offering the many valuable products and services available today.

EQUIP is managed by NYAHSA Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYAHSA.

EQUIP and EQUIP for Quality are registered Trademarks of NYAHSA.