When reading through the MQII toolkit I noticed that it acknowledges that performance gaps remain in areas such as screening, assessment, intervention, and in the overall care. Salem Health has been headed in the right direction with this initiative. There is a system in place to screen people for possible malnutrition, executives are aware that malnutrition increases hospital length of stay, costs, and brings more complications. In order for RDs to continue to make changes and advance this initiative executives need to continue to be aware of the issue.
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