Impact of Medicaid reimbursement on mental health quality indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between the use of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for determining Medicaid reimbursement to nursing facilities and the MDS Quality Indicators examining nursing facility residents' mental health.

Data sources

The 2004 National MDS facility Quality Indicator reports served as the dependent variables. Explanatory variables were based on the 2004 Online Survey Certification and Reporting system (OSCAR) and an examination of existing reports, a review of the State Medicaid Plans, and State Medicaid personnel.

Study design

Multilevel regression models were used to account for the hierarchical structure of the data.

Data collection

MDS and OSCAR data were linked by facility identifiers and subsequently linked with state-level variable

SUBMITTER: Bellows NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442382 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature