Abstract
This study examines the association between nursing home
administrators (NHAs) professional membership, certification, and
fellow status with quality indicators in nursing homes. Membership,
certification, and fellow information (representing increasing levels of
participation) originated from the American College of Health Care
Administrators (ACHCA). ACHCA is a professional association
which represents long-term care administrators. The Quality Measures
reported on the Nursing Home Compare web-site, and facility
information from the On-line Survey Certification of Automated
Records (OSCAR) were used. The period of interest was 2010 and a total of 19 quality indicators were examined. Data were analyzed
through multivariate analyses using negative binomial regression. The
results indicate NHAs who are members of ACHCA are associated
with better quality in 6 of the 19 quality indicators examined; ACHCA
certified member fellows are associated with better quality in 7 of the
19 quality indicators examined; ACHCA fellows are associated with
better quality in 10 of the 19 quality indicators examined; and, ACHCA
members (excluding certified, certified fellows, and fellows) are
associated with better quality in 13 of the 19 quality indicators
examined. These findings support the value of professional
membership, as well as voluntary certification or fellow credentialing
of NHAs with respect to quality improvement.
administrators (NHAs) professional membership, certification, and
fellow status with quality indicators in nursing homes. Membership,
certification, and fellow information (representing increasing levels of
participation) originated from the American College of Health Care
Administrators (ACHCA). ACHCA is a professional association
which represents long-term care administrators. The Quality Measures
reported on the Nursing Home Compare web-site, and facility
information from the On-line Survey Certification of Automated
Records (OSCAR) were used. The period of interest was 2010 and a total of 19 quality indicators were examined. Data were analyzed
through multivariate analyses using negative binomial regression. The
results indicate NHAs who are members of ACHCA are associated
with better quality in 6 of the 19 quality indicators examined; ACHCA
certified member fellows are associated with better quality in 7 of the
19 quality indicators examined; ACHCA fellows are associated with
better quality in 10 of the 19 quality indicators examined; and, ACHCA
members (excluding certified, certified fellows, and fellows) are
associated with better quality in 13 of the 19 quality indicators
examined. These findings support the value of professional
membership, as well as voluntary certification or fellow credentialing
of NHAs with respect to quality improvement.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 537-560 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Journal of Health and Human Services Administration |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc. (SPAEF).
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Leadership and Management
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Keywords
- Certification
- Health Facility Administrators
- Humans
- Nursing Homes/standards
- Saudi Arabia
- Societies
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- professional membership
- quality improvement
- fellow
- nursing homes
- certification