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QUALITY INDICATORS FOR ASSESSING CARE OF VULNERABLE ELDERS

ACOVE Quality Indicators

16 October 2001 | Volume 135 Issue 8 Part 2 | Pages 653-667

Continuity and coordination of care

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Table 1 A. Continuity and coordination of care

Dementia

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Table 1 B. Dementia

Depression

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Table 1 C. Depression

Diabetes mellitus

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Table 1 D. Diabetes mellitus

End-of-life care

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Table 1 E. End-of-life care

Falls

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Table 1 F. Falls

Hearing loss

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Table 1 G. Hearing loss

Heart failure

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Table 1 H. Heart failure

Hospital care

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Table 1 I. Hospital care

Hypertension

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Table 1 J. Hypertension

Ischemic heart disease

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Table 1 K. Ischemic heart disease

Malnutrition

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Table 1 L. Malnutrition

Medication use

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Table 1 M. Medication use

Osteoarthritis

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Table 1 N. Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis

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Table 1 O. Osteoporosis

Pain management

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Table 1 P. Pain management

Pneumonia

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Table 1 Q. Pneumonia

Pressure ulcers

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Table 1 R. Pressure ulcers

Preventive care

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Table 1 S. Preventive care

Stroke and atrial fibrillation

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Table 1 T. Stroke and atrial fibrillation

Urinary incontinence

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Table 1 U. Urinary incontinence

Vision care

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Table 1 V. Vision care

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