"I think it is a combination of using that authority effectively, and one of the most important things that we can do to be able to do that is to have Congress support the President's budget for survey..."
"there is really a need to address this issue, in my view, much more aggressively, and I take it from your testimony you agree."
"Enforcement against abuse or misuse also sends a signal about the importance of changing culture and changing standards."
"I would be interested in that list of 150, and especially if any of them are in Connecticut."
"the QAPI program requires a plan on the part of the skilled nursing facility."
"Among the nursing homes that have been particularly active on anti-psychotic drugs or on preventable falls."
"the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program is aimed at all of these problems."
"It is so critically important not only for saving dollars, which will be a priority going forward as the Affordable Care Act is implemented, but also for stopping the kinds of patient safety violation..."
"Well, I'd like you to give me a list of them because I'm going to go visit them."
"Well, I'm going to go visit some of the bad ones as well."
"Thank you, Senator Blumenthal, for your never-ending commitment to ensure that patients and consumer voices are heard."
"And what has been the response since you were invited to Washington? Have you found greater receptivity since then?"