The Impact of the CMS National Background Check Program on Performance in US Nursing Homes

• In Event: Health Care Service Performance across Public and Private Sectors

Brief Overview

This paper evaluates the effect of the CMS National Background Check Program, a regulatory tool focusing specifically on frontline workers, on service quality in the context of nursing home care.

Authors

• Fei Wang, American University

• Jourdan Davis, American University

• Kenneth Meier, American University, Cardiff University, Leiden University

• Anna A. Amirkhanyan, American University