In recent weeks, two insightful articles and a webinar regarding nutrition have been posted. These publications explore innovative approaches to tackling malnutrition through value-based care and how optimal nutrition care can support success on the age-friendly hospital quality measure.
Addressing Malnutrition Through Advances In Value-Based Care
Authored by MQii leaders, this article describes the organizations, including those engaged in value-based care models, that are well-positioned to both deliver and benefit from optimal malnutrition care because of their existing structures, processes, and focus on financial and outcome improvements. The article also lays the critical next steps to make sure certain nutritional needs are routinely assessed, adequately addressed, and integrated into patient-centered plans of care in all healthcare delivery settings. Access the full article here.
New Age-Friendly Hospital Measure Focuses on What Matters Most to Older Patients
The article discusses the Age-Friendly Hospital Measure, a new hospital quality measure in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program aimed at improving care for older adults by focusing on five key domains: patient healthcare goals, medication management, frailty screening, social vulnerability assessment, and age-friendly leadership. The measure is designed to ensure hospitals provide goal-centered and clinically effective care for patients aged 65 and older, with public reporting of scores enhancing transparency for patients and families seeking quality healthcare. Access the full article here.
Building Age-Friendly Hospitals: The Role of Nutrition Care Webinar
Defeat Malnutrition Today, the John A. Hartford Foundation, and clinicians from Grady Memorial Hospital hosted a webinar to explore the 4Ms framework of the Age-Friendly Health Systems program, discuss how hospitals are integrating malnutrition screening, and share about the importance of community partnerships in supporting patients after discharge. Participants also share how they use the Global Malnutrition Score, nutrition-focused clinical decision support tools, and features of the Epic EHR to operationalize nutrition performance improvement projects. Access the webinar recording here.