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Conference Report: Leveraging the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) for Quality Improvement, Health Equity, and Better Patient Outcomes

Publication Date: 23 September 2024

Author(s): Kristi R. Mitchell, MPH
                   Margaret K. Dittloff, MS, RDN
                   Jasmine M. Larson, MBA
                   Donna M. Belcher, EdD, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES, CNSC, FAND

Abstract:

This conference report summarizes a panel discussion at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in October 2023. During the panel, four health and nutrition experts described strategies for integrating the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) quality measure into hospital electronic health records (EHRs). They also outlined how GMCS data can be used to facilitate successful patient transitions to post-acute care through addressing food insecurity and other reasons for malnutrition.

Check out these additional resources on ANHI.org to learn more about the Global Malnutrition Composite Score:

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Author(s)

Kristi R. Mitchell, MPH

Co-founder & Principal
Atlas Clarity LLC and Health Equity Outcomes, Inc
San Francisco, CA, USA

Kristi is a health services researcher who leads efforts to enable next-generation health care delivery through innovation, value, and consumer engagement across multiple industries, including pharmaceutical/device companies, digital health, government agencies, and community-based organizations.  After 11 years, she stepped down as Practice Director, Center for Healthcare Transformation at Avalere Health, a DC-based advisory services firm to launch, Health Equity Outcomes, a nonprofit to empower underserved communities to engage in the research enterprise to reduce racial disparities and advance health equity.  Through these efforts, she is dedicated to elevating the role of community-based participatory research as a mechanism to derive real-world data that is community-centric.  At the same time, she also serves as Founder and Principal at ATLAS CLARITY, LLC, an advisory services firm dedicated to improving the health and well-being of populations through patient engagement, strategic partnerships, and innovative data collection.

Kristi is also recognized as a nationally recognized expert in the design and implementation of patient-powered data collection efforts.  She currently sits on the MDEpiNet Executive Operations Committee and serves as chair of the National Kidney Foundation KidneyCARE Study Data Use and Publication Committee.  Kristi is a member of Women’s Business Leaders in Healthcare, as well as a Founding Member of CHIEF-DC, a private network to support and connect women executives.

A graduate of Brown University (’92) with a AB in human biology and public policy, she earned her Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology and Public Health Policy and Administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health (’94).

Margaret K. Dittloff, MS, RDN

Co-Founder and Head of Product
Junum
San Antonio, TX, USA

Jasmine M. Larson, MBA

Senior Director, Global Clinical Solutions
Abbott Diagnostics Division of Abbott
Maple Grove, MN, USA

Donna M. Belcher, EdD, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES, CNSC, FAND

Assistant Director of Clinical Nutrition & Nutrition Support
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA 

Category
Adult Malnutrition