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AAHSA - The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
National non-profit that offers healthy, affordable and ethical aging services to millions of individuals and their families through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations. (www.aahsa.org)
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AANAC - American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators.
Professional organization dedicated to supporting clinicians who are involved in the Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (RAI/MDS) process. (www.aanac.org)
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AHCA - The American Health Care Association.
Federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for more than 1.5 million elderly and disabled individuals nationally. (www.achancal.org)
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JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization.
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States; their accreditation and certification is nationally recognized as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards. (www.jointcommission.org)
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NADONA - National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration.
Through education, communication, and service this association fosters a network of Directors of Nursing and Assistant Directors of Nursing. (www.nadona.org)
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CMS survey and certification general information
# (www.cms.hhs.gov/surveycertificationgeninfo)
# In addition to an overview and related links, this page provides links to state and regional policies and memos and to contact information.
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CMS information on nursing home certification and compliance
# (www.cms.hhs.gov/certificationandcomplianc/12_nhs.asp)
# This page provides basic information about being certified as a Medicare and/or Medicaid nursing home provider and includes links to applicable laws, regulations, and compliance information.
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CMS SNF quality initiatives and MDS
# (www.cms.hhs.gov/nursinghomequalityinits)
# On this page is consumer and provider information regarding the quality of care in nursing homes. This page provides a link to the Minimum Data Set version 2.0 user's manual and a link to the progress of MDS 3.0.
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Compact RN licensure
Participating States in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Implementation
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