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The new Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) was recently adopted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a health equity–focused measure. This article summarizes the underlying rationale and significance of the GMCS measure and showcases clinical observations about integrating quality improvement and measurement into the acute care setting.
Interprofessional implementation of the Global Malnutrition Composite Score quality measure -
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Learn about the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) and the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS).
Quality Improvement and the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS): Important Implications for Clinical Nutrition Care - Part One -
Video
Learn about resources and tools available to begin the implementation of quality improvement and the GMCS. Discuss the leadership role Registered Dietitian Nutritionists will play in the implementation at their facilities.
Quality Improvement and the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS): Important Implications for Clinical Nutrition Care - Part Two -
Infographic
An overview of how reporting the GMCS quality measure can help address malnutrition and meet hospital priorities.
MQii Infographic 2 -
Guide
This Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) resource outlines the two basic steps for implementing a quality improvement program (QIP) and preparing to report on the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) measure.
MQii Quick Start Guide -
Guide
A resource that outlines how to report the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) within CMS’s Hospital IQR Program.
Global Malnutrition Composite Score Measure -
Infographic
An overview of the new Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS), a new quality measure available for reporting in 2024 by hospitals participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program.
MQii Infographic -
Video
In this video, featured at the 2022 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, healthcare professionals provide an overview of the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii).
The Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) Video -
Articles
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics released a special Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) supplement to the September 2019 Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND). The supplement features articles and abstracts highlighting the impact of malnutrition quality improvement on interdisciplinary patient care and clinical nutrition practice.
MQii Supplement #1 -
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This publication, Measuring Malnutrition and Food Insecurity to Facilitate Quality Care and Health Equity, is a 2022 special supplement to the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and highlights recent Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) research.
MQii Supplement #2 -
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Members of the MQii Learning Collaborative share their experiences implementing malnutrition quality improvement.
Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) Learning Collaborative Video -
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This video, featured at the 2022 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, explains opportunities to link the MQii to health equity and the community.
Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) Health Equity and the Community Video -
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A summary of the roundtable “Advancing Health Equity Through Malnutrition Quality Measurement" from March 2022 and its subsequent roadmap. A project of the Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii).
Advancing Health Equity Through Malnutrition Quality Measure Roundtable Proceedings -
Webinar
Watch a replay of a webinar hosted by ASPEN in October 2022 where experts defined the new GMCS measure and reviewed how using a QIP can benefit providers, patient care, and hospital outcomes.
Interprofessional Implementation of the Global Malnutrition Composite Score Webinar -
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A practice tool developed by ASPEN that can be used by clinicians to help implement malnutrition quality improvement and report on the GMCS through their hospital’s quality reporting system.
Implementing Malnutrition Quality Improvement and Reporting on the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) -
Articles; Infographics
This updated Blueprint proposes a range of strategies for policymakers, organizations, healthcare providers, patients and caregivers to address malnutrition.
National Blueprint: Achieving Quality Malnutrition Care for Older Adults, 2020 Update -
Articles
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a proposal to include the GMCS in its Hospital IQR Program in the 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule.
Global Malnutrition Composite Score Included In Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule -
Articles
Adding the Global Malnutrition Composite Score to inpatient hospital quality reporting will benefit health equity and outcomes, older adults, and community nutrition programs.
Connecting The Dots For Quality Malnutrition Care
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