Quality Assurance for HCBS Waivers

 
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Liberty Partnership 

Liberty Partnership Quality Project - DDD and Liberty Healthcare Corporation are working together through a contract centered around quality improvement to make services better and more centered around the wishes and needs of each person supported. The Liberty project is for all four Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers. 

Quarterly Quality Calls

The DDD Quality Unit, along with Liberty Healthcare, hosts quarterly meetings for providers of all HCBS Waiver services. Additional information is on the HCBS Provider page​. 

Quality Management Strategy (QMS) Reports

Since 2017, DDD has given yearly updates to the Nebraska Legislature on quality activities. Past reports can be found on the Nebraska Legislature reports page​.


​Quality Strategy for Aged and Disabled Waiver

DDD uses a quality improvement system to ensure the health and well-being of participants through continuous, participant-focused monitoring and improvement.​

National Core Indicators (NCI) for the AD Waiver

Nebraska participates in the National Core Indicators – Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) project survey to assess the quality of life for adults receiving long-term care services. Learn more on the NCI-AD website.

NCI AD Reports

The NCI website has current and past reports on both national and state levels. Visit the NCI-AD Nebraska page.


​Quality Strategy for Developmental Disabilities Waivers

DDD has a quality management and improvement plan to promote and monitor quality of services and lives for waiver participants. This was a result of Nebraska Revised State Statute §83-1209. 

National Core Indicators (NCI) for the DD Waivers

​The National Core Indicators (NCI) project is an effort by public DD agencies to measure and track performance. NCI is a collaboration between the National Association of State DD Directors and the Human Services Research Institute. Learn more on the NCI website​.

Nebraska participates in two IDD Surveys:

  • Staff Stability Survey: Compares Nebraska's workforce data to other states. DHHS can measure improvements made by policy or programmatic changes. The survey is filled out online yearly by direct support employees of agency providers who serve adult participants.
  • Adult In-Person Survey: Assesses the quality of life for adult participants. DDD partners with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) to conduct this survey with randomly selected participants. 

NCI IID Reports

The NCI website has current and past reports on both national and state levels. You can view all Nebraska reports there. Visit the NCI website to view all Nebraska reports.

NCI Dashboard from Munroe-Meyer Institute

This interactive dashboard allows individuals to explore findings from the National Core Indicators - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities surveys from across the state of Nebraska. Each dashboard permits individuals to explore in detail all questions answered by survey respondents. The dashboard is provided as a courtesy of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services based on the National Core Indicator Survey results. Surveys were conducted by the University Center of Excellence and Developmental Disabilities faculty and staff at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. 

View the NCI Dashboard.

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If you have any questions for the DDD Quality Unit, including questions about current projects and initiatives, email DHHS.DDDQualityUnit@nebraska.gov.