Hospice and Palliative Care – Treatment Preferences
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients with chart documentation of preferences for life sustaining treatments.
Numerator
Patients whose medical record includes documentation of life sustaining preferences
Denominator
Seriously ill patients enrolled in hospice OR receiving specialty palliative care in an acute hospital setting
Exclusions
Patients with length of stay < 1 day in hospice or palliative care
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data Sources: Assessment Data, Electronic Health Records, Other Data Source
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
The Level Of Analysis is performed at Facility and Clinician (Group/Practice) level.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Multiple sources: National Quality Forum. (2017). Palliative and End-of-Life Care Off-Cycle Measure Review - Technical Report. Available from: waportal.org/sites/default/files/documents/uw-resources/palliativeoffcyclefinalreport.pdf Partnership for Quality Measurement. (2023). Available from: p4qm.org/measures/0216
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
NQF Measure #1614 (last endorsed on 12 December 2022)