Application of Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls With Major Injury
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of quality episodes in which the patient experiences one or more falls with major injury (defined as bone fractures, joint dislocations, and closed-head injuries with altered consciousness, or subdural haematoma) during the home health episode.
Numerator
Number of quality episodes in which the patient experienced one or more falls that resulted in major injury during the episode of care.
Denominator
Number of home health quality episodes ending with a discharge during the reporting period, other than those covered by generic or measure-specific exclusions.
Exclusions
Episodes during which the occurrence of falls was not assessed. Episodes where the assessment indicates that a fall occurred AND the number of falls with major injury was not assessed.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS). Entry of home health service and the last 5 days of every 60 day period beginning with the start of care date.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Home Health Quality Reporting (CMS and providers) CMS Care Compare - Home health services and CMS Provider Compare (CMS, providers and publicly reported online).