Brian Jurutka

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care is teaming up with a data analytics vendor, aiming to help the skilled-nursing field to measure itself up against the competition.

It’s doing so by partnering up with Cambridge, MA-based PointRight. Through the collaboration — which was first announced at NIC’s Spring Investment Forum, in March — the two will provide quality metrics geared specifically toward skilled nursing facilities. Being able to compare one’s institution beside other facilities is crucial in today’s competitive market, the NIC said in a blog post last week, announcing the official launch of the feature.

“Being in-network and having visibility into healthcare outcomes is becoming increasingly important in a value-based world,” the company said. “Providers and investors alike must understand how their skilled properties benchmark within their respective markets.”

NIC calls this a “major expansion and enhancement” of its MAP Data Service platform. It says that skilled care operators can now look at data that includes rehospitalization rates, CMS quality measures, Five-Star ratings, all seamlessly combined with its MAP data service. It also builds upon NIC’s previously available Skilled Nursing Data Report, which incorporates financial data, according to the blog post.

“NIC relies on relationships to achieve its mission of providing transparency in seniors housing and care. Through alliances with organizations like PointRight … we continue to enable informed investments and the appropriate amount of capital, which ultimately results in choice for America’s seniors,” said Brian Jurutka, president and CEO of NIC, said back in March.