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Nursing Home Residents with Obvious or Likely Cavity or Broken Natural Teeth

Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED
Component
Clinical outcomes
Measure Concept
Caries experience
Descriptions
Percentage of nursing home residents with obvious or likely cavity or broken natural teeth; Measure reported at resident admission, readmission and annually Numerator: Number of residents with obvious or likely cavity or broken natural teeth Denominator: Number of nursing home residents assessed
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Adults
Level of Measure
Data Source
Measure Identification
NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Developer/Steward
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Stage of Development/Use
NQF Scan (2012): In use; Nursing Home Quality Initiative MDS 3.1 at time of scan
Measure Endorsement