QAPI Resources
We've compiled a list of helpful QAPI resources from CMS as well as other organizations and experts.
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 - Crosswalk to Performance Improvement
The Joint Commission - Embedding QAPI into Transition Planning
McKnight's - Improving Resident Care - QAPI
QIO - AQUIN - It's Not Too Early to Prepare for QAPI
McKnight's - QAPI Implementation
WHCA - QAPI in Healthcare for Older Adults
QIO - Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing - QAPI NADONA Toolkit
NADONA - QAPI: A Real Opportunity to Drive Quality
Provider Magazine - QAPI Resources
NHPCO - QAPI - Tips for the Facility Assessment
McKnight's - QAPI Toolkit
Providigm - QAPI Written Plan How-To Guide
LeadingAge WI - Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
LeadingAge MI - Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Workbook
QIO - HSAG - Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI)
AHCA - Quality Assurance Performance Improvement
QIO - MPRO - Quality Assurance Performance Improvement for Nursing Homes
LeadingAge WY - Ready Set: QAPI
McKnight's - Seven Important Things to Understand About QAPI
Primaris - Strategies to Promote QAPI in Nursing Homes
QIO - Alliant Quality - The Financial Benefits of QAPI
McKnight's - Why You Can't Affort Not to Have a QAPI Program
Primaris - Writing Your QAPI Plan
LeadingAge NY