Malnutrition Risk Screening
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage completion of malnutrition screening using a validated tool for all patients within 24 hours of admission.
Numerator
Patients in the denominator who have a completed malnutrition screening documented in the medical record within 24 hours of admission to the hospital.
Denominator
All patients age 18 years and older at time of admission who are admitted to an inpatient hospital.
Exclusions
Patients with a length of stay of less than 24 hours.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Electronic Health Record
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
National Library of Medicine Value Set Repository
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
malnutritionquality.org/ Valladares AF, Kilgore KM, Partridge J, Sulo S, Kerr KW, McCauley S. How a Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative Furthers Malnutrition Measurement and Care: Results From a Hospital Learning Collaborative. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2021; 45(2):366-71.