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PACE-Acquired Pressure Ulcer/Injury Prevalence Rate

  • Prevalence of PACE-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries (Stages 3, 4, unstageable, and deep tissue injury) among PACE participants in a quarter, expressed as persons with 1 or more pressure ulcers/injuries divided by the number of participants on the PACE organization’s census who resided in a home setting (home or assisted living facility)for at least one day during the quarter.

    CBE ID
    3000

Participation in a Systematic National Dose Index Registry

  • Participation in a multi-center, standardized data collection and feedback program that will establish national dose index benchmarks for designated examinations. The registry will eventually provide a comparison of practice or facility dose indices such as CTDIvol and DLP for specified examinations relative to national and regional benchmarks. Data is captured electronically from the images of CT examinations using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standards and the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Radiation Exposure Monitoring (REM) profile.

    CBE ID
    0740

Percent of Residents Who Self-Report Moderate to Severe Pain (Long Stay)

  • This measure reports the percentage of long-stay residents in a nursing facility, who reported almost constant or frequent pain, and at least one episode of moderate to severe pain, or any very severe/horrible pain in the 5 days prior to the target assessment. This measure is based on data from the Minimum Data Set (MDS 3.0) OBRA, PPS, and/or discharge assessments during the selected quarter. This measure is risk-adjusted for resident cognitive status. Long-stay nursing facility residents are identified as those who have had 101 or more cumulative days of nursing facility care.

    CBE ID
    0677