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QM Survival Guide

Quality Measures Survival Guide

Members: $68 |  Non-members: $136

Navigate the maze of MDS 3.0 Quality, QRP, and SNF VBP Measures

The QM Survival Guide details over 40 Quality Measures (QMs) in one place, eliminating the need to search through multiple sources. The PDF features detailed information, MDS audits, and numerous links to important resources.

Nurse leaders can use the QM Survival Guide as navigation tool, just like a map


Use the QM Survival Guide to:

  • Make your job easier by quickly referencing Quality Measures you need to know to perform your job well
  • Help you stay on the right path to easily identify the triggers, exclusions, and the seemingly endless list of covariates
  • Identify if there is a problem with any of the key areas of quality improvement — system, knowledge, or performance — to develop an action plan for QAA for improved outcomes
  • Audit for the more than 40 Quality Measures originating from three different quality initiative programs

This product includes an At-A-Glance QM, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting System (QRP), and SNF Value-based Purchasing (VBP) tool, detailed definitions and algorithms, a full reference guide, and interactive audit tools for more than 40 Quality Measures.

Learn how two organizations are putting the QM Survival Guide to use in their facilities.

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 picks up where the QM Survival Guide leaves off and 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.