NQMC Update Service: March 16, 2015 ► American Medical Directors Association

NQMC Update Service: March 16, 2015

Measure Summaries

American Medical Directors Association

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients assessed for modifiable causes of UI so that interventions may be targeted to those factors.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients being treated for UI that show resolution/improvement of signs and symptoms of UI.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients experiencing complications as a result of an indwelling catheter (such as pain, bleeding, blockage, or urosepsis).

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients observed for current signs or symptoms of UI on admission.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients utilizing appropriate continence products (such as those that are comfortable and wick wetness away from skin, promote and maintain a healthy skin environment, and are conducive to dignity).

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients who are being monitored for side effects of medications prescribed for the treatment of UI.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients who have failed on nonpharmacologic interventions and are then evaluated for pharmacologic treatment.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients who have received a physical examination and workup as indicated for UI.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients whose response to treatment for UI is monitored and documented in the patient's medical record.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients whose transfer summary is reviewed for a history of UI on admission.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with addressed modifiable risk factors of UI.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with addressed transient causes of UI.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with an indwelling catheter with documented medical justification.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with diagnosed UI whose symptoms are documented by the practitioner in the patient's record.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with onset and type of incontinence identified (to the extent possible) on admission.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with UI who are appropriate for a toileting program that have one.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with UI who have had nonessential anticholinergic medications discontinued to reduce the overall anticholinergic load.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with UI who have had their relevant information summarized.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with UI whose response to the current treatment plan indicates a need for reassessment and receives such reassessment.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with UI with individualized treatment goals and plans of care.

• Urinary incontinence (UI): percentage of patients with unnecessary indwelling catheters.