Effectiveness of Care: Nursing Home and Home Health Care
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Nursing Facility Care
Chronic care: Percent of residents with pain.
Chronic care: Stage 1-4 pressure ulcer prevalence.
Chronic care: Restraint use prevalence.
Nursing Facility Care
Measure Title
Chronic care: Percent of residents with pain.
Measure Source
CMS Nursing Home Quality Initiative.
Tables
Percent of long term residents with pain, by state, by
Data Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Minimum Data Set extract. Nursing Home Resident Profile Table.
Denominator
Long-term care residents with a valid target assessment.
Numerator
Residents with moderate pain at least daily or horrible/excruciating pain at any frequency on the target assessment.
Comments
Excludes admission assessments and assessments with inconsistent responses regarding the measure.
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Nursing Facility Care
Measure Title
Chronic care: Stage 1-4 pressure ulcer prevalence.
Measure Source
CMS Nursing Home Quality Initiative.
Tables
Percent of long term residents with pressure sores, by state, by
Data Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Minimum Data Set extract. Nursing Home Resident Profile Table.
Denominator
Long-term care residents with a valid target assessment.
Numerator
Residents with pressure ulcers (Stage 1-4) on target assessment.
Comments
Excludes admission assessments.
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Nursing Facility Care
Measure Title
Chronic care: Restraint use prevalence.
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