Global Malnutrition Composite Score for IQR
The new Global Malnutrition Composite Score quality measure will be available for 2024 hospital reporting.
Food insecurity and malnutrition are interconnected conditions that impair patient health, worsen outcomes, exacerbate chronic health concerns, and burden our healthcare system. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the extent to which different population groups across the US experience and receive necessary care and interventions for these conditions. Many patients who present with malnutrition may also be food insecure—and vice versa. Identification of food insecurity or malnutrition can and should inform evaluation for the other condition and be managed in tandem. Improved identification of malnutrition and food insecurity risk factors in hospitals and other healthcare institutions can inform more effective and timely interventions as well as begin to address health disparities and improve health for all communities.
To integrate screening for food insecurity as part of your malnutrition quality improvement project, consider the following steps to get started and the associated resources that follow:
Beginning in 2022, eligible clinicians can implement and report on a MIPS Improvement Activity (IA) focused on this workflow through CMS’ Quality Payment Program. Read more information about the MIPS IA on this MQii webpage.
The screening and intervention workflows below outline the recommended steps for screening for food insecurity and/or nutrition risk and providing resources and appropriate care for those at risk. More details on the available resources are provided below. We encourage you to review the resources on this website and share the decision support tool below with your multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
Federal Programs
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Toolkits
Project Examples
Data, Maps, and Definitions
Publications
Additional Information, Reports, and Graphics
COVID-19 Impact
Collaboratives and Coalitions
Screening Tools
Example Intervention
Guides and Pathways
Toolkits
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Collaboratives and Coalitions
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The 2023 Learning Collaborative brings together healthcare stakeholders across the U.S. to support acceleration and dissemination of malnutrition best practices for patients. Learn more.
Reporting on the GMCS measure is a 2-step process. Learn more.
Resources mapped to the key steps of the nutrition care process and malnutrition care workflow. Learn more.
Resources to support you and your colleagues in caring for patients experiencing or at risk for malnutrition throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more.
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