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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: A qualitative analysis revealed a subgroup of homes likely to continue quality improvement activities and readiness indicators of homes likely to improve : (1) a leadership team (nursing home administrator, director of nurses) interested in learning how to use their federal QI/QM reports as a foundation for improving resident care and outcomes ; (2) one of the leaders to be a '' change champion '' and make sure that current QI/QM reports are consistently printed and shared monthly with each nursing unit ; (3) leaders willing to involve all staff in the facility in educational activities to learn about the QI/QM process and the reports that show how their facility compares with others in the state and nation ; (4) leaders willing to plan and continuously educate new staff about the MDS and federal QI/QM reports and how to do quality improvement activities ; (5) leaders willing to continuously involve all staff in quality improvement committee and team activities so they '' own '' the process and are responsible for change.