Appropriate Documentation of a Malnutrition Diagnosis
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of patients who have a completed nutrition assessment with appropriate documentation of a malnutrition diagnosis in their medical record.
Numerator
Patients with a documented diagnosis of malnutrition.
Denominator
Patients age 65 years and older admitted to inpatient care who have a completed nutrition assessment with findings of malnutrition documented in their medical record.
Exclusions
Patients with a length of stay of less than 24 hours; Patients who left against medical advice (AMA); Patients discharged to hospice care.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Electronic Health Record and Chart Abstracted Clinical Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
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.