Measure Source

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Nursing Home Quality Initiative.

Table

107 Long-stay nursing home residents who have moderate to severe pain, United States, 2003, by

• Race/ethnicity

Data Source

CMS, Minimum Data Set (MDS).

Denominator

Long-term care residents with a valid target assessment.

Numerator

Residents with moderate pain at least daily or horrible/excruciating pain at any frequency on the target assessment.

Comments

Excludes admission assessments and assessments with inconsistent responses regarding the measure.