Stabilisation in Bathing
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of home health quality episodes of care during which the patient improved or stayed the same in the ability to bathe.
Numerator
Number of home health quality episodes of care where the value recorded on the discharge assessment indicates less impairment in bathing at discharge than at start (or resumption) of care.
Denominator
Number of home health quality episodes of care ending with a discharge during the reporting period, other than those covered by generic or measure-specific exclusions.
Exclusions
Home health quality episodes of care for which the patient, at start/resumption of care, was totally dependent in bathing, episodes that end with inpatient facility transfer or death, or patient is nonresponsive.
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). Not reported on CMS Care Compare or CMS Provider Data Catalogue.