QI - missed the boat.

[k.karren]

I need help understanding QI, I have taken the online course presented by AANAC but still need another source to clear things up for me.   I work at a small facility with 8 medicare-only certified beds and the rest of the beds are self pay (no Medicaid either) , my state requires submission of my 8 medicare beds only….if I understand things right, this is why my Facility Quality Indicator Profile shows all zeros. Also the Resident Level Quality Indicator Summary only reveals info about my 8 medicare beds (many of which are filled with short term stays – 20 days or less) – I am not sure how the QIs can help me since so few of my residents are included in the statistics … is my thinking right here or have I missed the boat?  Any help here is appreciated…thanks.