Updated Patient File
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Which of the following information was noted in the records within 48 hours after admission or starting palliative care? c Patient's prognosis c Patient's psychosocial symptoms c Patient's functional status c Patient's general symptom burden c Documentation with regard to the patient's desired care and treatment.
Numerator
Number of patients for whom the prognosis, psychosocial symptoms, functional status, symptom burden, and documentation about care wishes were entered in the file within 48 hours after admission or starting palliative care.
Denominator
Total number of patients for whom this indicator was measured.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Age, sex, main illness, shortness of breath, co-morbidities, length of stay, type of service patients was referred to were examined as potential. Statistically significant ones were included for each QI in this set. Therefore specific measures vary.
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Questionnaires.