Fact Based List:

CMS Adds New Quality Measures to Nursing Home Compare

  1. Percentage of short-stay residents who were successfully discharged to the community (claims-based)
  2. Percentage of short-stay residents who have had an outpatient emergency department visit (claims-based)
  3. Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission (claims-based)
  4. Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (MDS-based)
  5. Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (MDS-based)
  6. Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (MDS-based)

Source: CMS
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