Presence of a 'Do Not Resuscitate' (DNR) Order
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
National Home and Hospice Care Survey
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Palliative Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Presence of a 'do not resuscitate' (DNR) order
Numerator
Number of patients with presence of a 'do not resuscitate' (DNR) order
Denominator
Number of patients
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS), a nationally-representative sample of hospice patients
Frequency of Data Collection
First conducted in 1992 and was repeated in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000, and most recently in 2007
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Online on www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhhcs/index.htm
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Albrecht, J. S., Gruber-Baldini, A. L., Fromme, E. K., McGregor, J. C., Lee, D. S. H., & Furuno, J. P. (2013). Quality of hospice care for individuals with dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(7), 1060-1065.
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025