The percentage of hospitalisations for adults aged 65 years and older prior to the start of the measurement period with a length of stay equal to or greater than 24 hours who received optimal malnutrition care during the current inpatient hospitalisations where care performed was appropriate to the patient's level of malnutrition risk and severity.

Number of hospitalisations for adults aged 65 years and older prior to the start of the measurement period with a length of stay equal to or greater than 24 hours who received optimal malnutrition care during the current inpatient hospitalisations where care performed was appropriate to the patient's level of malnutrition risk and severity.

Number of hospitalisations for adults aged 65 years and older

National Quality Forum 2022 Key Rural Measures: An Update List of Measures to Advance Rural Health Priorities, Draft 1, page 1-26

Fleming S, Arensberg MB, Kerr K, Blancato R: The Opportunity for Quality Malnutrition Care to Improve Rural Health Outcomes and Health Equity for Older Americans. OBM Geriatrics 2023, 07(01):227

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Technical Specifications: www.eatrightpro.org/practice/dietetics-resources/clinical-malnutrition/global-malnutrition-composite-score

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