About The Study: The results of this quality improvement study involving 13,000 nursing homes suggest widespread underreporting of major injury falls and pressure ulcers, and underreporting was associated with the racial and ethnic composition of a facility. Alternative approaches to measuring quality need to be considered.
Authors: Prachi Sanghavi, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14822)
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