Can MDS data help prevent resident health problems? (In Brief).A project entitled Using Prospective MUS Data to Enhance Resident Safety" will explore the feasibility of using computer data to predict and possibly prevent health problems in nursing home residents. The Study will be conducted by the Foundation for Long Term Care (FLTC FLTC Forest Landowners Tax Council (Washington, DC) FLTC Finger Lakes Trail Conference FLTC Fisheries Legacy Trust Company (UK) FLTC Frinton Lawn Tennis Club (UK) ), the research arm of the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (NYASHA). Researchers will determine whether it is possible to reduce the number of falls, pressure ulcers, and urinary tract infections for the frail elderly in long term care settings by providing caregivers with computerized information based on assessment data gathered nationwide. Via the FLTC software EQuiP for Quality, the data will alert staff to the likelihood of resident health problems so that preventive measures can be taken. Christie Teigland, PhD, director of health care economics and statistics at NYAHSA NYAHSA New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging , is principal investigator for the study, which is funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS and its Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, n.pr formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, this agency researches the quality of medical care and health services. . The $1.4 million grant is the largest the FLTC has been awarded to date. |
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