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4 DePaul J. Health Care L. 317 (2000-2001)
Striving for Quality Care in America's Nursing Homes: Tracing the History of Nursing Homes and Noting the Effect of Recent Federal Government Initiatives to Ensure Quality Care in the Nursing Home Setting

handle is hein.journals/dephcl4 and id is 323 raw text is: STRIVING FOR QUALITY CARE IN AMERICA'S NURSING HOMES: TRACING THE HISTORY OF NURSING HOMES AND NOTING THE EFFECT OF RECENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO ENSURE QUALITY CARE IN THE NURSING HOME SETTING David A. Bohn* The health care industry has become a hot topic over the last several years. While there are many facets of this industry, one of the recently discussed segments is long-term care, more specifically, nursing homes.' Listening to news reports and perusing newspapers will turn up recurring buzzwords and themes within the nursing home industry, such as: fraud and abuse, false claims, managed care, long- term care and quality care. One of the major points of disagreement among legislators, health care providers and recipients of health care services is the definition of quality care and how quality care should be monitored in the *B.A. (political science), NWashburn University, 1995; J.D., Washburn Universaty School of Law, 1998; LL.M. (health law), Loyola University School of Law (Chicago), 200). Mr. Bohm is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Kansas, and currently is an a sociate attorney with Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks & Hart, P.A., in New Bern, North Carolina. 'Long-term care envelops many different topics, such as: home health, long-term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, personal care, habilitation and rehabilitation, adult day care, case management, social service and assistive technology. Symposium, Long-Term Care2 and the Challenge of an Aging Anerica: An Overview;, I QULIThmNI[ HExLTH L.L 113, 114 (1997). While these are important parts of the entire long-term care issue, I am only concerned vith nursing homes in this note. Nursing home is also a nebulous term that could involve a facility operated by a private corporation, federal or state governments, organized as a for- profit business or as a charitable institution. For purposes of this note, the use of the terms nursing homes or nursing facilities refers generally to a facility performing care for the aged or chronically ill, without regard to its ownership or organization.

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