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abaqis quality assurance system for nursing homes

Average survey deficiencies for abaqis® users vs. non-users*

Consistent abaqis® use resulted in substantially fewer QIS and Traditional Survey deficiencies in nursing homes from both QIS and non-QIS states. Source: Providigm (formerly NHQ)

QIS Survey

non-users 8.5
abaqis® users 3.8

Traditional Survey

non-users 6.4
abaqis® users 3.5

abaqis® Quality Assurance System Changing the Culture of Long-Term Care

Medline, in conjunction with Providigm (formerly NHQ), offers a system that can help nursing homes achieve resident-centered care while improving survey results.

It's called the abaqis® Quality Assurance Program.

The abaqis® quality assurance system is the only tool that exactly replicates the methods and procedures of the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) which was designed to more truly reflect the care given to a resident while comprehensively assessing your compliance with the full federal regulations. abaqis® uses the same calculations, thresholds and analysis as the QIS to quickly highlight residents at risk and provides the tools to address their needs.

And now…it can also help you manage your hospital readmission rates

* Survey deficiencies for both QIS and Traditional surveys were compared between nursing homes that used abaqis® consistently in the year prior to their most recent survey and those that did not use abaqis® during that period.

  • Number of nursing homes involved in the study: 233 facilities located in 18 states
  • Factors controlled for in multivariate analysis: Number of deficiencies on the prior survey, and the organization that operated the nursing home

abaqis is a registered trademark of Providigm, LLC.