Quality the focus of AHCA/NCAL symposium Feb. 23-24

The nation's largest nursing home association and its sister assisted living group will be putting quality practices for long-term care operators under the microscope next Thursday and Friday in Houston. The 4th Annual AHCA/NCAL Quality Symposium features a premium first-day session with university researchers Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D., and Jo A. Taylor, B.S.N., M.P.H.  Keynote speakers at the closing general session will be former AHCA Board Chair Mary Ousley, RN, and one-time forklift operator Bob Murphy, Esq., RN, FACHE, a well-known operations expert. AHCA also will hold a Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, preceding the symposium.

Sessions will be held across a variety of quality-related topics, including “Using Satisfaction Data to Get Results,” evidence-based leadership, hospital readmissions, “Physician-Driven Teams,” a focus on the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards Program, and more.