Percentage of residents with a valid target assessment who have a catheter in the bladder at any time during the 14-day assessment period.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Indwelling catheter on target assessment (H3d=checked)
Denominator
All residents with a valid target assessment.
Exclusions
Exclusions:
Residents satisfying any of the following conditions:
1. The target assessment is an admission (AA8a = 01).
2. H3d 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).
Covariates:
1. Indicator of bowel incontinence on the prior assessment:
Covariate =1 if H1a =4.
Covariate =0 if H1a = 0,1,2, or 3.
2. Indicator of pressure ulcers on the prior assessment:
Covariate =1 if M2a = 3 or 4.
Covariate =0 if M2a = 0.
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