- •create and advance adoption of malnutrition electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) “that matter”;
- •improve effectiveness and timeliness of malnutrition care through an interprofessional toolkit;
- •support availability of tools that can be integrated into electronic health record systems to improve care quality.
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This article was written by Sharon M. McCauley, MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, FADA, FAND, senior director, quality management, and Mujahed Khan, MBA, RDN, LDN, senior manager, quality improvement, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL.
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT Avalere Health’s work on the projects described in this article was funded by Abbott.