title: Prioritizing information for quality improvement using resident assessment instrument data: experiences in one canadian province.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elicit priority rankings of indicators of quality of care among providers and decision-makers in continuing care in Alberta, Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used modified nominal group technique to elicit priorities and criteria for prioritization among the quality indicators and resident/client assessment protocols developed by the interRAI consortium for use in long-term care and home care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The top-ranked items from the long-term care assessment data were pressure ulcers, pain and incontinence. The top-ranked items from the home care data were pain, falls and proportion of clients at high risk for residential placement. Participants considered a variety of issues in deciding how to rank the indicators.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This work reflects the beginning of a process to better understand how providers and policy makers can work together to assess priorities for quality improvement within continuing care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sales
authors.forename: Hannah M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
authors.forename: Kellie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: Gary F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Teare
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maxwell