Pod- Using MDS Quality Indicators to Improve Outcomes

by Marilyn Jean Rantz PhD, RN, NHA, FAAN, Rantz, Lori Popejoy MSN, RN, CS, GCNC

Overview

Using MDS Quality Indicators to Improve Outcomes is designed to be use d by your staff immediately upon purchase. All MDS QIs are covered in the 11 Monitoring plans, with corresponding Data Retrieval Worksheets. The worksheets get your staff immediately collecting data on the area s that the MDS QIs indicate need for improvement. Monitoring plans exa mine care delivery in areas such as nutrition, skin care, and medicati on use. Plus you'll get expert guidance on developing an ongoing quali ty improvement process. This book supports a team process to successfu lly improve care delivery systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780834210479
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/17/1998
Edition description:	1E
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	8.82(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.61(d)

Table of Contents

Contents: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS * Using Quality Indicator Reports * Quality Improvement Teams * Tools for Quality Improvement Teams * Quality Improvement Plan * References for Quality Improvement * MONITORING PLANS AND DATA RETRIEVAL WORKSHEETS * Resident Fall and Injury Monitoring Plan * Behavior Management Monitoring Plan * Resident Personal Freedom Monitoring Plan * Resident Medication Management Monitoring Plan * Incontinence Management Monitoring Plan * Skin Integrity Management Monitoring Plan * Nutrition Management Monitoring Plan * Resident Physical Functioning Monitoring Plan * Infection Control Monitoring Plan * Resident Sensory Ability and Communication Monitoring Plan * Pain Management Monitoring Plan

Editorial Reviews

Minimum Data Set Quality indicators (MDS QIs) are being increasingly used by HCFA and state agencies to provide benchmarking comparison reports to long term care facilities. This book is designed to help facility staff use MDS QIs to improve care. After a discussion of the quality improvement process, the bulk of the volume consists of monitoring plans and corresponding data retrieval worksheets on such concerns as resident falls and injuries, behavior management, resident medication, incontinence management, skin integrity, nutrition, infection control, etc. Spiral wire binding. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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