MDS Consultants has compiled this list of helpful QAPI resources from CMS as well as other organizations and experts.
CMS Regulations & News
- Nursing Home Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI)
- QAPI News Brief – Volume 1
- QAPI News Brief – Volume 2
- Nursing Home Quality Initiative
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
CMS Materials
- QAPI at a Glance: A Step by Step Guide to Implementing QAPI
- QAPI Five Elements
- QAPI Self-Assessment Tool
- Guide for Developing Purpose, Guiding Principles, and Scope
- Guide for Developing a QAPI Plan
- QAPI Leadership Rounding Guide
- Measure/Indicator Development Worksheet
- Measure/Indicator Collection and Monitoring Plan
- QAPI Goal Setting Worksheet
- Performance Improvement Project (PIP) Prioritization Worksheet
- PIP Charter Worksheet
- PIP Launch Checklist
- Communication Plan Worksheet
- Performing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) with PIPs
- Performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with PIPs
- QAPI Process Tool Framework
Additional Resources
- Capitalize on QAPI Now, Experts Say | McKnight’s
- Embedding QAPI into Transition Planning | McKnight’s
- Improving Resident Care – QAPI | QIO – AQUIN
- QAPI in Healthcare for Older Adults | QIO – Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
- QAPI NADONA Toolkit | NADONA
- QAPI – Tips for the Facility Assessment | McKnight’s
- QAPI Toolkit | Providigm
- QAPI Written Plan How-To Guide | LeadingAge WI
- Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) | AHCA
- Ready Set: QAPI | McKnight’s
- The Financial Benefits of QAPI | McKnight’s
- Writing Your QAPI Plan | LeadingAge NY