Malnutrition Care Score for IQR

The Malnutrition Care Score quality measure is available for 2025 hospital reporting.

The MQii is designed to help your organization improve
malnutrition care and subsequently achieve better outcomes.

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Upcoming Webinar: Measuring Malnutrition

Upcoming Webinar: Measuring Malnutrition

September 2, 2025

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“Measuring Malnutrition” Webinar

Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. (ET) for the webinar “Measuring Malnutrition.” Malnutrition is a hidden epidemic affecting millions of hospitalized patients—and yet, it often goes undiagnosed and untreated. Register to attend.

Meeting Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will understand:

  • What malnutrition is and how it’s diagnosed using evidence-based guidelines
  • The Malnutrition Care Score (MCS)—a groundbreaking quality measure introduced in 2020
  • Real-world implementation strategies

Presenter Organizations
Avalere Health

Established in 2001, Avalere Health is a purposefully built commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology and wellness industries. Its 1,500+ experts combine their knowledge and expertise across its core disciplines — Consulting; Medical; Policy; Value, Evidence, and Access; Marketing; and Digital Experience Technology — to create the connections that make better health happen.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of nutrition and dietetics practitioners. It is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of nutrition and dietetics through research, education and advocacy.

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