The MU MDS and Quality Research Team, which began work in 1993, is an interdisciplinary group committed to conducting research that will help nursing homes in Missouri deliver high quality services to its residents. The team specifically focuses on the use of the MDS data for quality improvement and monitoring resident outcomes of care. The MDS team has made extensive use of information contained in Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment forms to improve resident care. The MDS data provides a wealth of information about each resident’s needs and outcomes of care can also be interpreted from the data.
Published On: 07-19-2018
Written By: Phillips, L.J., Birtley, N.M., Petroski, G.F., Siem, C., & Rantz, M.
Introduction: Antipsychotic use in nursing homes varies widely across the United States; inadequate staffing, skill mix, and geropsychiatric training impede sustained improvement. Aim: This study identified risk factors of antipsychotic use in long-stay residents lacking qualifying or potentially qualifying...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2015
Written By: Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Rantz, M., Flesner, M., Lueckenotte, A., & Alexander, G.
There are nearly 1.5 million older adults residing in nursing homes (NH) across the United States. Reducing avoidable hospitalizations among vulnerable NH residents has become a national priority. Estimates suggest more than $14 billion of Medicare funding is spent annually on hospitalizations for this vulnerable population....
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2015
Written By: Khalilia, M., Popejoy, L., Popescu, P., Galambos, C., Lyons, V., Rantz, M., Hicks, L., & Stetzer, F.
Objective This research identifies specific care coordination activities used by Aging In Place (AIP) nurse care coordinators and home healthcare nurses when coordinating care for older community-dwelling adults and suggests a method to quantify care coordination. Methods A care coordination ontology...
Read MorePublished On: 06-19-2014
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Read MorePublished On: 02-04-2014
Written By: Rantz, M., Alexander, G., Galambos, C., Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Flesner, M., Lueckenotte, A., Crecelius, C., & Zwygart-Stauffacher, M.
Consider the current reality for Mrs. Florence Jones, a woman of advanced age and mild dementia in a long-term care facility, who insists everyone call her “Flossie”: On May 1, Karen, the nurse aide taking care of Flossie, needs...
Read MorePublished On: 02-04-2014
Written By: Jensdottir, A.B., Rantz, M.J., Hjaltadottir, I., Guomundsdottir, H., Rook, M., & Grando, V.
We discuss the results of a comparison using minimum data set (MDS)-based quality indicators (QIs) for residents in nursing facilities in three countries (Iceland; Ontario, Canada; and Missouri, United States) together with implications regarding nursing practices and resident outcomes...
Read MorePublished On: 02-04-2014
Written By: Bostick, J.E., Rantz, M.J., Flesner, M.K., & Riggs, C.J.
Numerous studies in the past three decades have explored the relationships between staffing levels in nursing homes and quality of care measures. However, the wide array of studies researching staffing and quality of care, many with conflicting results, make...
Read MorePublished On: 01-22-2013
Written By: Galambos, C., Skubic, M., Wang, S., & Rantz, M.
Purpose: This study investigates whether motion density maps based on passive infrared (PIR) motion sensors and the average time out and average density per hour measures of the density map are sensitive enough to detect changes in mental health over...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2011
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Phillips, L., Aud, M., Marek, K.D., Hicks, L.L., Zaniletti, I., & Miller, S.J.
A state-sponsored evaluation of aging in place (AIP) as an alternative to assisted living and nursing home has been underway in Missouri. Cost, physical, and mental health assessment data reveal the cost-effectiveness and positive health measures of AIP. Findings...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2011
Written By: Phillips, L., Rantz, M., & Petroski, G.
Depression affects approximately 30% to 40% of nursing home residents but frequently goes unrecognized. Using the Missouri Minimum Data Set, we aimed to determine whether changes in clinical status, other than mood changes, were associated with new depression diagnosis...
Read MorePublished On: 12-01-2010
Written By: Russell, T., Madsen, R., Flesner, M.K., & Rantz, M.
Pain management for older adults residing in nursing homes continues to present multifaceted challenges to health care practitioners and researchers. This study, which focuses on improvement in pain assessment and management, is a secondary analysis of data from a...
Read MorePublished On: 09-01-2010
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Hicks, L., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Alexander, G., Galambos, C., Conn, V., Scott-Cawiezell, J., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Greenwald, L.
There is growing political pressure for nursing homes to implement the electronic medical record (EMR) but there is little evidence of its impact on resident care. The purpose of this study was to test the unique and combined contributions...
Read MorePublished On: 07-16-2010
Written By: Porock, D., Parker Oliver, D., Petroski, G., & Rantz, M
Accurate prognosis is vital to the initiation of advance care planning particularly in a vulnerable, at risk population such as care home residents. The aim of this paper is to report on the revision and simplification of the MDS...
Read MorePublished On: 04-21-2010
Written By: Marek, K.D., Adams, S.J., Stetzer, F., Popejoy, L., Petroski, G.F., & Rantz, M.
The purpose of this evaluation was to study the relationship of nurse care coordination (NCC) to the costs of Medicare and Medicaid in a community-based care program called Missouri Care Options (MCO). A retrospective cohort design was used comparing...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2010
Written By: Krampe, J., Rantz, M.J., Dowell, L., Schamp, R., Skubic, M., & Abbott, C.
Loss of balance and diminished gait are major fall risk factors in older persons. Literature suggests that physical activity based on dance may improve balance and gait. The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether dance-based therapy...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2010
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Flesner, M.K., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M.
The authors report on a NIH multilevel intervention study (n=58; 29 intervention, 29 control) performed in a Midwestern state over a 2 year time frame. Complexity science was the theoretical model used to analyze the observations made by research...
Read MorePublished On: 07-01-2009
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Cheshire, D., Flesner, M., Petroski, G.F., Hicks, L., Alexander, G., Aud, M.A., Siem, C., Nguyen, K., Boland, C., & Thomas, S.
Nearly everyone has some life experiences or opinions based on media about nursing homes and the need for quality improvement. States and federal agencies spend enormous amounts of time regulating and surveying nursing homes, but quality problems persist. In...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2009
Written By: Grando, V.T., Buckwalter, K.C., Maas, M.L., Brown, M., Rantz, M., & Conn, V.
This pilot study examined the feasibility of implementing a comprehensive nursing rehabilitation program (CNRP) designed to promote the physical functioning of moderately frail nursing home residents post-hospitalization. The 4-week to 8-week CNRP incorporated three interventions: the Capacity Intervention (improving...
Read MorePublished On: 06-01-2008
Written By: Goodson, J., Jang, W., & Rantz, M.
The purpose of this research is two-fold: (1) to utilize a new methodology (Bayesian networks) for aggregating various quality indicators to measure the overall quality of care in nursing homes and (2) to provide new insight into the relationships...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2008
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Aud, M.A., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Mehr, D.R., Petroski, G.F., Owen, S.V., Madsen, R.W., Flesner, M., Conn, V., & Maas, M.
Field test results are reported for the Observable Indicators of Nursing Home Care Quality Instrument-Assisted Living Version, an instrument designed to measure the quality of care in assisted living facilities after a brief 30-minute walk-through. The OIQ-AL was tested...
Read MorePublished On: 07-01-2007
Written By: Alexander, G., Rantz, M., Flesner, M., Diekemper, M., & Siem, C.
This article presents qualitative results collected 6 months after implementation of a clinical information system in four nursing homes in the Midwestern USA. Researchers explored initial implementation strategies, discussed employee experiences, and analyzed employee satisfaction. Transcript-based analysis and axial...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2007
Written By: Grando, V., Rantz, M.J., & Maas, M.
Ongoing problems with nursing home care mandates understanding nursing home staff’s perspectives on innovative quality improvement programs. This follow-up study used focus groups to examine the experiences of staff who participated in a clinical trial that involved Quality Indicator...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2007
Written By: Aud M., Rantz, M.J., Zwygart-Stauffacher M., Flesner M.
The article discusses the initiative to measure the quality improvement efforts in assisted living facilities in the U.S. In 33,000 assisted living centers, there are roughly 800,000 residents who are under their care. However, there are continuing research to...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2006
Written By: Rantz, M.J. & Zwygart-Stauffacher, M.
Funding from NINR enabled large-scale field testing of an instrument to measure the observable multidimensional components of the concept of nursing home care quality. Field testing in 3 states was directed by research teams at the University of Missouri-Columbia...
Read MorePublished On: 10-01-2005
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Flesner, M.
Over the past 12 years, members of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Quality Research Team at the University of Missouri-Columbia have been working with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to improve care in Missouri nursing...
Read MorePublished On: 09-01-2005
Written By: Newland, P., Wipke-Tevis, D., Williams, D., Rantz, M., & Petroski, G.
This study was to compare long-term care (LTC) residents with and without multiple sclerosis (MS); to compare admission status of pain, physical disability, pressure ulcers, depression, and cognitive performance in LTC residents with and without MS; and to examine...
Read MorePublished On: 08-01-2005
Written By: Flesner, M.K., Scott-Cawiezell, J., & Rantz, M.J.
Creating work environments in which health care is delivered in a safe manner requires a new type of nursing leader, one who can transform the environment and the culture of a health care organization. This is the concept identified...
Read MorePublished On: 06-01-2005
Written By: Minner, D. & Marek, K.
Persistent pain is a problem for a significant portion of the community-dwelling elderly. Many elderly are reluctant to admit to pain because of fears related to areas such as loss of independence and possible addiction. Cognitively impaired elders may...
Read MorePublished On: 06-01-2005
Written By: Grando, V., Rantz, M., Petroski, G., Maas, M., Popejoy, L., Conn, V., & Wipke-Tevis, D.
Rising nursing home (NH) costs and the poor quality of NH care make it important to recognize elders for whom NH care may be inappropriate. As a first step in developing a method to identify these elders, we examined...
Read MorePublished On: 05-01-2005
Written By: Marek, K., Popejoy, L., Petroski, G., Mehr, D., Rantz, M.J., & Lin, W.
Programs such as Medicaid Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) have provided an alternative to institutionalization through community-based, long-term care services; however, there are limited studies on the clinical outcomes of participants in these programs as compared to nursing home...
Read MorePublished On: 07-01-2004
Written By: Hicks, L.L., Rantz, M.J., Petroski, G.F., & Mukamel, D.B.
The article focuses on nursing homes costs and quality of care outcomes. Consumers are demanding mechanisms that will allow them to evaluate the quality of care provided in nursing homes. Policymakers, who are responsible for oversight of the public...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2004
Written By: Rantz, M.J. & Zwygart-Stauffacher, M.
Rantz, M.J., & Zwygart-Stauffacher, M. (2004). Back to the fundamentals of care: A road map to improve nursing home care quality. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 19(2), 92-94.
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2004
Written By: Wipke-Tevis, D.D., Williams, D.A., Rantz, M.J., Popejoy, L.L., Madsen, R.W., Petroski, G.F., & Vogelsmeier, A.A
OBJECTIVES: To measure pressure ulcer quality indicator (QI) scores and to describe the self-reported skin integrity assessment, pressure ulcer risk assessment, and pressure ulcer prevention and treatment practices in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of a large data set...
Read MorePublished On: 02-01-2004
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Hicks, L., Grando, V.T., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Mehr, D.R., Conn, V., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Scott, J., Flesner, M., Bostick, J., Porter, R., & Maas, M.
The purpose of this study was to describe the processes of care, organizational attributes, cost of care, staffing level, and staff mix in a sample of Missouri homes with good, average, and poor resident outcomes. In facilities with good...
Read MorePublished On: 02-01-2004
Written By: Rantz, M.J. & Connolly, R.
The general state of the science of nursing quality measurement in nonacute care settings has accelerated in the last several years. Examples of current research using large data sets to measure quality of nursing care in nursing homes, home...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2004
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Hicks, L. Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Mehr, D.R., Conn, V., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Mass, M.
The issues of stability and sensitivity of indicators to actually detect differences in quality of care in nursing facilities are not only of concern to researchers, but also to public policy makers, who are reporting indicators to providers and...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2004
Written By: Aud, M.A., Rantz, M.J., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Manion, P.
The last decade has seen a substantial growth in the development of residential care facilities (assisted-living facilities). Evaluation of the quality of care in this service delivery sector has been hampered by the lack of a consensus definition of...
Read MorePublished On: 11-01-2003
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Grando, V., Conn, V.S., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Hicks, L., Flesner, M., Scott, J., Manion, P., Minner, D., Porter, R., & Mass, M.
Rantz, M.J., Grando, V., Conn, V.S., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Hicks, L., Flesner, M., Scott, J., Manion, P., Minner, D., Porter, R., & Mass, M. (2003). Getting the basics right: Critical processes of care delivery in nursing homes that achieve good...
Read MorePublished On: 09-01-2003
Written By: Rantz, M., Hicks, L., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Conn, V., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Maas, M.
Two studies of Missouri nursing homes – a random sample of facilities and a larger, statewide analysis – suggest that high-quality LTC actually costs less than poor-quality LTC. The researchers found that larger nursing homes, in particular, can realize...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2003
Written By: Mehr, D.R., van der Steen, J.T., Kruse, R.L., Ooms, M.E., Rantz, M., & Ribbe, M.W.
A focus on palliative care for residents with dementia is much more common in Dutch nursing homes than in the United States. We compared treatment and mortality in U.S. and Dutch nursing home residents with lower respiratory infections (LRI),...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2003
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Vogelsmeier, A., Manion, P., Minner, D., Markway, B., Conn, V., Aud, M.A., & Mehr, D.R.
We describe the development of a statewide strategy to improve resident outcomes in nursing facilities, and we present some evaluative data from this strategy. Key components of the strategy include (a) a partnership between the state agency responsible for...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2003
Written By: Parker-Oliver, D., Porock, D., Zweig, S., Rantz, M., & Petroski, G.
Objective: To compare hospice residents in nursing homes with residents who are noted as end-stage, but not in hospice programs. Design: Descriptive comparison of the outcomes reported on Minimum Data Set (MDS) for all residents admitted to Missouri nursing homes in...
Read MorePublished On: 01-01-2003
Written By: Porock, D., Parker-Oliver, D., Zweig, S., Rantz, M., & Petroski, G.
Permanent placement in a Long-Term-Care (LTC) facility following hospitalization or when staying at home is no longer a viable option is the reality for a growing number of Americans. When death is imminent, the specialized knowledge and skill of...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2000
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Mehr,D.R., Petroksi, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Popejoy, L., Hicks, L.L., Conn, V.S., Grando, V.T., Wipke-Tevis, D.D., Bostick, J., Porter, R., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Maas, M.
The “Observable Indicators of Nursing Home Care Quality” instrument was developed as a new measure of nursing home care quality. The instrument is based on a theoretical model of quality nursing home care grounded in data from provider and...
Read MorePublished On: 04-01-2000
Written By: Popejoy, L.L., Rantz, M.J., Conn, V., Wipke-Tevis, D., Grando, V., & Porter, R.
It is becoming increasingly common for nursing facilities to use Quality Indicators (Ql) derived from Minimum Data Set (MDS) data for quality improvement initiatives within their facilities. It is not known how much support facilities need to effectively review...
Read MorePublished On: 06-01-1999
Written By: Rantz, M.J., Popejoy, L., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Wipke-Tevis, D.D., & Grando, V.T.
Regulating and standardizing the assessment of residents was envisioned by the 1986 Committee on Nursing Home Reform to have many advantages for facility management, government regulatory agencies, and clinical staff to evaluate changes in resident status and adjust the...
Read MorePublished On: 12-01-1997
Written By: Rantz, M. J., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Scott, J., Mehr, D., Popejoy, L., Hicks, L., Porter, R., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., & Grando, V.
An important area of inquiry in quality measurement when using quality indicators (QIs) lies in determining what thresholds indicate good and poor resident outcomes. In July 1996, a cross-section of 13 clinical care personnel from nursing homes participated on...
Read MorePublished On: 12-01-1997
Written By: Rantz, M. J., Popejoy, L., Mehr, D., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M., Hicks, L., Grando, V., Conn, V., Porter, R., Scott, J., & Maas, M.
Researchers, providers and government agencies have devoted time and resources to the development of a set of Quality Indicators derived from Minimum Data Set (MDS) data. Little effort has been directed toward verifying that Quality Indicators derived from MDS...
Read MorePublished On: 11-01-1997
Written By: Rantz, M. J., Petroski, G., Madsen, R., Mehr, D., Popejoy, L., Hicks, L., Porter, R., Zwygart-Stauffacher, M. & Grando, V
Determining meaningful thresholds to reinforce excellent performance and flag potential problem areas in nursing home care is critical for preparing reports for nursing homes to use in their quality improvement programs. This article builds on the work of an...
Read MorePublished On: 07-01-1997
Written By: Hicks, L.L., Rantz, M. J., Petroski, G.F., Madsen, R.W., Conn, V.S., Mehr, D., & Porter, R.
In 1994 12.7% of the population was 65 and over, while 10.6% were 85 and over. Expenditures for nursing homes reached $72.3 billion in 1994 (much of which is tax-supported) accounting for 8.7% of all personal health money spent....
Read MorePublished On: 09-01-1995
Written By: Rantz, M. J.
The American Nurses’ Association commissioned a review of the nursing quality measurement literature to understand the state of the art of nursing quality measurement and to influence policy makers to include nurse-sensitive quality measures in health care reform legislation....
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