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A Pressure Ulcer And Fall Rate Quality Composite Index For Acute Care Units: A Measure Development Study., Diane K. Boyle, Ananda Jayawardhana, Mary E. Burman, Nancy E. Dunton, Vincent S. Staggs, Sandra Bergquist-Beringer, Byron J. Gajewski
A Pressure Ulcer And Fall Rate Quality Composite Index For Acute Care Units: A Measure Development Study., Diane K. Boyle, Ananda Jayawardhana, Mary E. Burman, Nancy E. Dunton, Vincent S. Staggs, Sandra Bergquist-Beringer, Byron J. Gajewski
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Background: Composite indices are single measures that combine the strengths of two or more individual measures and provide broader, easy-to-use measures for evaluation of provider performance and comparisons across units and hospitals to support quality improvement.
Objective: The study objective was to develop a unit-level inpatient composite nursing care quality performance index-the Pressure Ulcer and Fall Rate Quality Composite Index.
Design: Two-phase measure development study.
Settings: 5144 patient care units in 857 United States hospitals participating in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indictors® during the year 2013.
Methods: The Pressure Ulcer and Fall Rate Quality Composite Index was developed …