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Functional Change: Change in Mobility Score for Long Term Acute Care Facilities

CBE ID
2778
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Change in rasch derived values of mobility function from admission to discharge among adult LTAC patients aged 18 years and older who were discharged alive. The time frame for the measure is 12 months. The measure includes the following 4 mobility items:Transfer Bed/Chair/Wheelchair, Transfer Toilet, Locomotion and Stairs.

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

      Average change in rasch derived mobility functional score (Items Transfer Bed/Chair/Wheelchair, Transfer Toilet, Locomotion and Stairs) from admission to discharge at the facility level. Average is calculated as (sum of change at the patient level/total number of patients). Cases aged less than 18 years at admission to the facility or patients who died within the facility are excluded.

      1.15 Denominator

      Facility adjusted adjusted expected change in rasch derived values, adjusted at the Case Mix Group level.

      Exclusions

      Excluded in the measure are patients who died in the LTAC or patients less than 18 years old.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Experience and Function Fall 2022
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

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