MQii Stakeholders and Collaborators
The Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative (MQii) is a project of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Avalere Health, and other stakeholders who provided guidance and expertise through a collaborative partnership. Support for the MQii is provided by Abbott.
Special thanks to the members of the MQii Advisory Committee for their guidance in designing and informing the content of the Toolkit; to the members of the Technical Expert Panel for their guidance in specifying and testing the malnutrition electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs); and to the members of the MQii Learning Collaborative for their work to implement the MQii Toolkit and eCQMs, and provide feedback to inform revisions and future iterations to MQii tools.
MQii Advisory Committee Members
Al Barrocas, MD, FACS, FASPEN Bob Blancato, MPA Owner of Alma, LLC President Fellow and Co-Chair of ASPEN’s Value Project Matz, Blancato and Associates (Former Chief Medical Officer of WellStar Atlanta (Former Chair of American Society on Aging, Director of Medical Center, Clinical Professor in the Surgery National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Departments of LSU and Tulane Schools of Medicine) Programs, and board member for AARP) Member: 2020–Present Member: 2020–Present
Charley John, PharmD Leslie Kelly-Hall Director of U.S. Public Policy Founder of Engaging Patient Strategy, Senior Vice Walgreens President of Policy Member of Government Affairs Committee at National Healthwise Association of Specialty Pharmacy Member: 2014–Present Member: 2020–Present Wendy Phillips, MS, RD, CNSC, CLE, NWCC, FAND Beth Quatrara, DNP, RN, CMSRN, ACNS-BC Regional Vice President in Operations at Cleveland Assistant Professor of Nursing and Co-Director of Center Clinic, fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and for Interprofessional Collaborations at UVA Medical Dietetics, and Chair of the Clinical Nutrition Center, member of Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, Management Dietetics Practice Group and Clinical Representative to the Alliance to Advance (Former Corporate Director of Clinical Nutrition at Patient Nutrition Morrison Healthcare) Member: 2020–Present Member: 2020–Present
Valaree Williams, MS, RDN, CSO, CNSC, LDN, Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC, FASPEN, FCCM FAND Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Associate Vice Clinical Dietitian at the Hospital of the University of Chair for Clinical Research in Dept. of Anesthesiology, Pennsylvania, fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and and Physician Director of TPN/Nutrition Support Service Dietetics, and member of the Commission on Dietetic Duke University Hospital and Duke University School of Registration Medicine Member: 2020–Present Member: 2020–Present
Special thanks to former members of the Advisory Committee, including those who contributed to the content of the Toolkit:
JohnMarc Alban, MS RN, CPHIMS, The Joint Commission: 2017–2019 Jamie Partridge, PhD, MBA: Abbott Nutrition: 2017–2019 Evelyn Granieri, MD, MPH, MSEd, New York Presbyterian: 2016–2019 Peggi Guenter, PhD, RN, FAAN, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: 2016–2019 Maureen Dailey, PhD, RN, CWOCN, Daily Solutions: 2014–2019 Karim Godamunne, MD, MBA, SFHM, North Fulton Hospital: 2014–2019 Alison Steiber, PhD, RDN, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: 2014–2019 Howard Bregman, MD, MS, Epic Systems: 2016–2017 Ann Watt, MBA, RHIA, The Joint Commission: 2014–2017 Naseer Ahmed, MD, Abbott Nutrition: 2014–2016 Michael Englesbe, MD, FACS, University of Michigan Health System: 2014–2015
We would also like to extend particular appreciation to several members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for their review of the Toolkit:
Shari Baird, MS, RD, CPHQ, LSSBB Valaree M. Williams, MS, RD, CSO LDN, FAND Tamie M. Frable-Newman, MS, RD, LDN Mujahed Khan, MBA, RDN, LDN Sharon M. McCauley, MS, MBA, RDN, LDN, FADA, FAND
We would also like to thank Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire from Defeat Malnutrition Today for their collaboration and support for MQii activities.
Special Thank You
We thank the members of the MQii Learning Collaborative for their support implementing, testing, and providing feedback on the MQii Toolkit, eCQMs, and other materials.
2021 MQii Learning Collaborative Participants1
Advent Health Daytona Beach My Health, My Resources Tarrant County Alhambra Hospital Medical Center National Jewish Health AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center NCH Healthcare System Anne Arundel Medical Center New Hanover Regional Medical Center Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Northwestern Medicine - Northwest Region Ascension Wisconsin - All Saints Overlook Medical Center Baxter Regional Medical Center Presence Health Baystate Health System RWJBarnabas - Clara Maass Medical Center Bon Secours Health System Sanford Health Brookdale University Hospital Scotland Memorial Hospital Brooklyn Hospital Seton Medical Center (Verity) Bryan Health Southern Maine Health Care Carilion Health Services Spectrum Health Catholic Health Initiatives St. Francis Medical Center Cleveland Clinic St. Luke’s Health System Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital St. Joseph (Joe's) Mercy Health System Cone Health System Steward Healthcare Decatur Memorial Hospital Swedish Hospital Divine Savior Healthcare Tennova Metro Drew Memorial Hospital ThedaCare Englewood Health Touchpoint/Ascension - Columbia St. Mary’s Freeman Health System Touchpoint/Ascension - St. Vincent's Gadsden Regional Medical Center Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Hospitals Gonzales Healthcare Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Manhattan Hannibal Regional Hospital UC Davis Health Indiana University Health UC San Diego Intermountain Healthcare UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Jersey City Medical Center University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Honolulu University of Texas Medical Branch Lahey Hospital and Medical Center University of Wisconsin - Madison Legacy Health University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Lompoc Valley Medical Center UPMC Pinnacle Memorial Hermann Valley View Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Memorial Hospital Jacksonville WellStar MercyOne Des Moines West Virginia University Mercy Health Wheeling Hospital Mercy Hospital Jefferson Wooster Community Hospital Merit Health Biloxi Yavapai Regional Medical Center Moffitt Cancer Center
1 This reflects the list hospitals and health systems participating in the MQii Learning Collaborative as of March 2021.
2020 MQii Learning Collaborative Participants
Advent Health Daytona Beach My Health, My Resources Tarrant County Alhambra Hospital Medical Center National Jewish Health AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center NCH Healthcare System Anne Arundel Medical Center New Hanover Regional Medical Center Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Northwestern Medicine - Northwest Region Ascension Wisconsin - All Saints Overlook Medical Center Baxter Regional Medical Center Presence Health Baystate Health System RWJBarnabas - Clara Maass Medical Center Bon Secours Health System Sanford Health Brookdale University Hospital Scotland Memorial Hospital Brooklyn Hospital Seton Medical Center (Verity) Bryan Health Southern Maine Health Care Carilion Health Services Spectrum Health Catholic Health Initiatives St. Francis Medical Center Cleveland Clinic St. Joseph (Joe's) Mercy Health System Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Steward Healthcare Cone Health System Swedish Hospital Decatur Memorial Hospital Tennova Metro Divine Savior Healthcare ThedaCare Drew Memorial Hospital Touchpoint/Ascension - Columbia St. Mary’s Englewood Health Touchpoint/Ascension - St. Vincent's Freeman Health System Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Hospitals Gadsden Regional Medical Center Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Manhattan Gonzales Healthcare UC Davis Health Hannibal Regional Hospital UC San Diego Indiana University Health UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Intermountain Healthcare University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Jersey City Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara University of Texas Medical Branch Kaiser Permanente Honolulu University of Wisconsin - Madison Lahey Hospital and Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Legacy Health UPMC Pinnacle Lompoc Valley Medical Center Valley View Memorial Hermann Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Memorial Hospital at Gulfport WellStar MercyOne Des Moines West Virginia University Mercy Health Wheeling Hospital Mercy Hospital Jefferson Wooster Community Hospital Merit Health Biloxi Yavapai Regional Medical Center Moffitt Cancer Center
2019 MQii Learning Collaborative Participants
Advent Health Daytona Beach Seton Medical Center (Verity) Alhambra Hospital Medical Center Southern Maine Health Care AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Spectrum Health Anne Arundel Medical Center St. Francis Medical Center Ascension Southeast Wisconsin St. Joseph (Joe's) Mercy Health System Ascension Wisconsin - All Saints Steward Healthcare Baxter Regional Medical Center Tennova Metro Baystate Health System ThedaCare BJC Christian Hospital Touchpoint/Ascension - Columbia St. Mary’s Bon Secours Health System Touchpoint/Ascension - St. Vincent's Brookdale University Hospital Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Hospitals Brooklyn Hospital Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Manhattan Bryan Health UC Davis Health Carilion Health Services UC San Diego Catholic Health Initiatives UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Centegra Health System University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Cleveland Clinic University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital University of Texas Medical Branch Cone Health System University of Wisconsin - Madison Conway Regional Medical Center University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Decatur Memorial Hospital UPMC Pinnacle Divine Savior Healthcare Valley View Drew Memorial Hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Englewood Health WellStar Freeman Health System West Virginia University Gadsden Regional Medical Center Wooster Community Hospital Hannibal Regional Hospital Yavapai Regional Medical Center Henry Ford Health System Indiana University Health Intermountain Healthcare Jersey City Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Legacy Health Lompoc Valley Medical Center Massachusetts General Hospital Memorial Hermann Memorial Hospital at Gulfport MercyOne Des Moines Mercy Hospital Jefferson Merit Health Biloxi Moffitt Cancer Center My Health, My Resources Tarrant County National Jewish Health NCH Healthcare System New Hanover Regional Medical Center Overlook Medical Center Presence Health RWJBarnabas - Clara Maass Medical Center Sanford Health Scotland Memorial Hospital
2018 MQii Learning Collaborative Participants
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center Mercy Hospital Jefferson AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Merit Health Biloxi Anne Arundel Medical Center Moffitt Cancer Center Ascension Wisconsin - All Saints National Jewish Health Baxter Regional Medical Center NCH Healthcare System Baystate Health System New Hanover Regional Medical Center BJC Christian Hospital Presence Health Bon Secours Health System RWJBarnabas - Clara Maass Medical Center Brookdale University Hospital Sanford Health Brooklyn Hospital Scotland Memorial Hospital Bryan Health Seton Medical Center (Verity) Catholic Health Initiatives Southern Maine Health Care Centegra Health System Spectrum Health Cleveland Clinic St. Francis Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital St. Joseph (Joe's) Mercy Health System Cone Health System Steward Healthcare Conway Regional Medical Center Tennova Metro Decatur Memorial Hospital ThedaCare Divine Savior Healthcare Touchpoint/Ascension - Columbia St. Mary’s Drew Memorial Hospital Touchpoint/Ascension - St. Vincent's Englewood Health Touchpoint/Ascension - Via Christi Hospitals Freeman Health System UC Davis Health Gadsden Regional Medical Center UC San Diego Hannibal Regional Hospital UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Henry Ford Health System University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Indiana University Health University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Intermountain Healthcare University of Texas Medical Branch Jersey City Medical Center University of Wisconsin - Madison Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Lahey Hospital and Medical Center UPMC Pinnacle Legacy Health Valley View Lompoc Valley Medical Center Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Massachusetts General Hospital WellStar Memorial Hermann West Virginia University Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Wooster Community Hospital MercyOne Des Moines Yavapai Regional Medical Center
2017 MQii Learning Collaborative Participants
ABM Healthcare Advocate Healthcare Concord Hospital Cone Health Intermountain Healthcare Johns Hopkins Medicine Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara New Hanover Medical Center New York Presbyterian - Weill-Cornell Hospital Spring Valley Hospital Tampa General Hospital TIRR Memorial Hermann University of California - San Diego University of Colorado University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Valley Health Vanderbilt University Hospital WellStar Health System West Virginia University Hospital
2016 MQii Learning Collaborative Participants
Spring Valley Hospital Tampa General Hospital University of California San Diego Health System University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 2 Vanderbilt University Medical Center West Virginia University Hospital
Each of these hospitals implemented the Toolkit in unique ways and the lessons learned from each site informed valuable enhancements to the Toolkit.
2We thank Heidi J. Silver, PhD, RDN, at the Vanderbilt Diet, Body Composition, and Human Metabolism Core and the staff at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for serving as the demonstration site for implementing and testing the Toolkit.