UCF to study nursing homes
UCF prof. uses grant for five-year research
Jillian Krotki
Issue date: 7/7/08 Section: News
The OSCAR database functions as an area resource file and gives information on the market influence, such as how many beds are available and whether or not it is competitive.
The Medicaid/Medicare expenditure allows the government to see what amount of money is needed for the production process and maintaining efficiency on both a facility and patient level. This information has only been compiled for Florida at this point due to the amount of time needed to compute the data.
While there have been many first-rate journals and publications on this research and its findings, the main question the team was trying to answer was this: What makes the difference in quality?
This question led them to analyze the relationship between efficiency and quality, and through this analysis, the team found that there was a positive association between the two.
"In a cross-sectional perspective, there is no trade-off," Wan said. "In the long-haul, there is much effect on efficiency that has a detrimental effect on quality."
This research allowed the team to discover what the optimal level of efficiency is in order to maintain quality. Manager consultations can be provided in order to help them take advantage of the findings. Only Florida's efficiency was analyzed; however, quality was taken into account for the entire country.
"There should be a balanced scorecard of the ingredients of production," Wan said.
Feedback is offered upon request, so that facility directors aren't left with unsolvable citations.
"Anyone willing to offer information on optimizing quality while taking efficiency into account is helpful," said Fred Pitts, the director of recreational services at the Life Care Center of Orlando. "Any help is welcome."
Wan said he has four or five potential projects in mind, and he will continue to pursue this line of work.
"We have one grant pending for this type of model in China. About 12 percent of the population is elderly in China," Wan said.
So far, Wan has received many inquiries about the study, and he explained that their work has produced a lot of benefits aside from the money it will bring in, such as producing data and interest of colleges that leave a legacy for UCF.
"The book we are working on is a culmination of our research and serves as a benchmark and major reference for scholars," Breen said. "I considered it a privilege to work with Dr. Wan."?
The Medicaid/Medicare expenditure allows the government to see what amount of money is needed for the production process and maintaining efficiency on both a facility and patient level. This information has only been compiled for Florida at this point due to the amount of time needed to compute the data.
While there have been many first-rate journals and publications on this research and its findings, the main question the team was trying to answer was this: What makes the difference in quality?
This question led them to analyze the relationship between efficiency and quality, and through this analysis, the team found that there was a positive association between the two.
"In a cross-sectional perspective, there is no trade-off," Wan said. "In the long-haul, there is much effect on efficiency that has a detrimental effect on quality."
This research allowed the team to discover what the optimal level of efficiency is in order to maintain quality. Manager consultations can be provided in order to help them take advantage of the findings. Only Florida's efficiency was analyzed; however, quality was taken into account for the entire country.
"There should be a balanced scorecard of the ingredients of production," Wan said.
Feedback is offered upon request, so that facility directors aren't left with unsolvable citations.
"Anyone willing to offer information on optimizing quality while taking efficiency into account is helpful," said Fred Pitts, the director of recreational services at the Life Care Center of Orlando. "Any help is welcome."
Wan said he has four or five potential projects in mind, and he will continue to pursue this line of work.
"We have one grant pending for this type of model in China. About 12 percent of the population is elderly in China," Wan said.
So far, Wan has received many inquiries about the study, and he explained that their work has produced a lot of benefits aside from the money it will bring in, such as producing data and interest of colleges that leave a legacy for UCF.
"The book we are working on is a culmination of our research and serves as a benchmark and major reference for scholars," Breen said. "I considered it a privilege to work with Dr. Wan."?