Proportion With More Than One Emergency Room Visit in the Last Days of Life
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association: Measuring What Matters
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Care of the Patient at the End of Life
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients who died from cancer having more than one emergency room visit in the last 30 days of life.
Numerator
Patients who died from cancer and had more than one emergency room visit in the last 30 days of life
Denominator
Patients who died from cancer
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care [webpage]. aahpm.org/uploads/education/MWM%20Top%2012%20Measure%20Information%20and%20Comments.pdf. Date cited 10/10/2023.
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Linked to National Quality Forum measure #0211/American Society of Clinical Oncology, www.qualityforum.org/ Projects/CancerEndorsementMaintenance_2011.aspx#t=2&s=&p=2%7C3%7C
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