RE: QI - missed the boat.

[Paul Beaulne]

You are correct in your conclusion.   QIs are not calculated on admission assessments thus you would rarely have a person with an assessment on which the QIs are calculated.   For example if you had 3 assessments with a quarterly type assessment 1 person could change your statistics from none or 0% triggered on a QI to 33%.         Visit our MDS Users Forum WWW.RAI.TO THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE ADDRESSEE, IT MAY CONTAIN PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. ANY UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE MAY CORRECT OUR INTERNAL RECORDS. PLEASE THEN DELETE THE ORIGINAL EMAIL. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: QI - missed the boat. 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.