Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Easure reports the percentage of long stay residents who have a urinary tract infection.
Numerator
Long-stay residents with a selected target assessment that indicates urinary tract infection within the last 30 days
Denominator
All long-stay residents with a selected target assessment, except those with exclusions.
Exclusions
- Target assessment is an admission assessment or a PPS 5-Day assessment. 2. Urinary tract infection value is missing
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Instrument
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public report, available from www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/nhqiqualitymeasures Fitzler, S., Raia, P., Buckley, F. O., & Wang, M. (2016). Does Nursing Facility Use of Habilitation Therapy Improve Performance on Quality Measures? American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias, 31(8), 687-692.