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Average-risk residents with pressure ulcers

CBE ID
0199
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percetage of residents with a valid target assessment and not qualifying as high risk with pressure ulcers

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      No
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.14 Numerator

      Residents with pressure ulcers (Stage 1-4) on target assessment (M2a >0 OR I3a-e =707.0)

      1.15 Denominator

      All residents with a valid target assessment and not qualifying as high risk.

      Exclusions

      Exclusions for both measures:
      Residents satisfying any of the following conditions are excluded from all risk groups (high and low, high, and low)—this is 1, with 1, 2, and 3 below being 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3:
      1. The target assessment is an admission (AA8a = 01) assessment.
      2. The QM did not trigger (resident is not included in the QM numerator) AND the value of M2a is missing on the target assessment.
      3. The resident is in a facility with a Chronic Care Admission Sample size of 0 (i.e., there are no admission assessments with AA8a = 01 in the facility over the previous 12 months.
      4. The resident does not qualify as high-risk AND the value of G1a(A) or G1b(A) is missing on the target assessment.
      5. The resident does not qualify as high-risk AND the Value of B1 is missing on the target assessment.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Nursing Homes- 2004
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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