Malnutrition in hospitalized patients remains a persistent and costly challenge. This session bridges two critical levers for change, data and people, to demonstrate how a provincial health system is advancing malnutrition care. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe how structured Electronic Health Record (EHR) data is used to evaluate documentation of malnutrition care in hospital settings. 2. Describe the Malnutrition Care Score (MCS) and how it can be used to drive quality improvement. 3. Identify gaps in the documentation of malnutrition care components, specifically nutrition screening and assessment. 4. Recognize how linking data monitoring with clinician education supports sustainable quality improvement.
Nutrition Service
Alberta Health Service
Mei has over 30 years of experience in a variety of roles and settings with Alberta Health Services in Edmonton, AB. She is currently in a leadership role which offers opportunities to advocate for the importance of nutrition and dietetic practice in the health system. Mei is an advocate of using data to understand current state and is very interested in data to drive quality improvement in nutrition care. Mei is currently the chair of the Clinical Advisory Committee and has recently completed her term on the Board of Directors for CNS.