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Deciphering the STRIVE data: Determine what it means for future payments
Briefings on Long-Term Care, May 1, 2008
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The draft results for the Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) project from the Technical Expert Panel (TEP) meeting on February 13 are now available—but what does it all mean?
The STRIVE project is sponsored by CMS and is being conducted by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care of West Des Moines.
The draft results contain the data that have been collected thus far. According to the data, the purpose of the project is to:
- Enhance efficiency and accuracy of the resource utilization group’s (RUG) system
- Reflect changes in healthcare practices since the implementation of the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system
- Design payment to promote quality
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