The admission assessment does not affect the QI but you can see the residents' QI status on the resident level page. I always try to make sure that I have a care plan in place for the flagged QIs for each resident even though it is an admission assessment. If no care plan is needed , then a note to that effect can be helpful. If you have a resident who flags for incontinent with no toileting plan, for example, it would be a good idea to assess whether or not a toileting plan could be helpful for that resident. I think the QI's are very helpful in identifying care plan problems.
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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.
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