Treatment Preferences Discharge Document
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Joint Commission National Quality Measures: Palliative Care
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients for whom a transition of care document containing information regarding goals of care and treatment preferences is completed and accompanies the patient to the next level of care at discharge
Numerator
Patients for whom a transition of care document containing information regarding treatment preferences and goals of care is completed and accompanies the patient to the next level of care at discharge.
Denominator
Patients receiving specialty palliative care in an acute hospital setting for one (1) or more days
Exclusions
Patients with discharge disposition of expired or left against medical advice/AMA
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Retrospective data sources for required data elements include administrative data and medical records.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
For accreditation purposes
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026
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Date Modified 08 April 2026