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QM Rescue Guide

Quality Measures (QM) Rescue Guide

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Transform Quality Outcomes

The QM Rescue Guide assists facility leaders in reviewing and improving their facility’s Quality Measures (QMs). This downloadable PDF guide provides an overview of QMs, including how they are measured and how to review each measure from a clinician’s standpoint, and steps to improve outcomes.

Use the QM Rescue Guide to:

  • Triage all QMs to identify which measures and system to prioritize for quality improvement
  • Develop and review facility policies and procedures to achieve the best QM outcomes
  • Identify the root cause of poor QM outcomes
  • Create a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) to address identified quality problems  
  • Audit 18 key systems that affect QM outcomes across multiple quality initiative programs

The QM Rescue Guide picks up where the QM Survival Guide leaves off. The QM Survival Guide provides the facility QM point-person with an in-depth resource for all QMs and tools to audit the MDS for accuracy. Once the MDS is determined to be accurate, the team must look to the root cause and clinical systems to make improvements — this is where the QM Rescue Guide comes in.

This expansive guide will help the team identify problem areas to strengthen systems and improve outcomes. The guide includes QM descriptions and look-back periods to help determine which residents need reviewed, as well as the QM At-A-Glance tool and 18 comprehensive audit tools to assist the team in finding the root cause of the problem. View the table of contents for the full list of tools included in the QM Rescue Guide.