title: The nurse's role in CMS quality indicators.
abstract: Quality patient care has always been of the highest priority for nurses. With the current government emphasis on reporting, improving care, and reimbursement, nurses and their institutions are more responsible than ever for assuring the delivery and documentation of excellent patient care. Our institution achieved improved compliance reports for the CMS quality indicators through a combined effort of collegial interdisciplinary delivery of care, a more responsive documentation system, real-time quality assurance, and ongoing education.
authors.affiliation: Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Zara R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salathiel
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration; D004282:Documentation; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services / Q000458:organization & administration