Description
This session will review the pressure ulcer quality measures that impact the Quality Measure component of the Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Rating system. During the session, we will review how these measures are calculated and how they impact your overall Five-Star Quality Rating. The session will focus on best practices for reducing pressure ulcers to improve your pressure ulcer quality measures using a QAPI framework with emphasis on reduction of common MDS coding errors and implementation of a facility-specific Five Star road map action plan.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the pressure ulcer quality measures are calculated and impact the Five-Star Quality Rating score
- Describe best practices for improving pressure ulcer quality measures impacting Five-Star Quality Rating score
- Describe a process for establishing priority QAPI goals and actions to improve pressure ulcer quality measures
PDF Download includes:
– Link to Recording
– Link to Handouts
*Webinar Recorded May 2020.
