Earlier this year, CMS recently began hosting the documentation for the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) on its website, whereas it had previously been located on the QTSO website. Several QIS forms for Stage 2 Critical Elements were made this summer in June 2013 and July 2013 and can be viewed on the CMS website or downloaded by the links below:
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Activities (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and/or Range of Motion (ROM) Status (Includes Cleanliness/Grooming and Positioning) (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Behavioral and Emotional Status (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Catheter, Urinary Tract Infection (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Communication and Sensory Problems (Includes Hearing and Vision) (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Dental Status and Services (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for a Resident Who Receives Dialysis Treatments (6/2013)
- Stage 2 General Critical Elements Pathway (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Hospitalization or Death (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Pain Recognition and Management (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for the Use of Physical Restraints (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Rehabilitation and Community Discharge (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Ventilator-Dependent Residents (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Preadmission Screening and Resident Interview (6/2013)
- Stage 2 Critical Elements for Tube Feeding Status (6/2013)
- QIS Checklist (6/2013)
- Unnecessary Medications Sampling Algorithm for QIS (6/2013)
- Quality of Care and Quality of Life Indicator (QCLI) Dictionary (7/2013)
- QIS: Fact or Fiction Guide (7/2013)
Is your facility preparing for survey? CMS Compliance Group can help you prepare. Learn more about our Standard and QIS survey preparation services, including our Mock Survey services for post-acute and long term care facilities or contact us to discuss how we can work together to help you achieve better survey results.