Percentage of patients with advanced chronic or serious life-threatening illnesses who are screened for dyspnoea. For those who are diagnosed with moderate or severe dyspnoea, a documented plan of care to manage dyspnoea exists (Ambulatory physician care).

Number of patients with advanced chronic or serious life-threatening illnesses who are screened for dyspnoea.

Patients with incurable cancer, organ system failure, or severe progressive neurological conditions (identified with ICD-9 code) AND patients with a substantial risk of death within 1 year, based on the physician's clinical judgement, taking into account the patient's comorbidities, health status, and social and other factors (identified with CPT-II code) OR patients with advanced disease whose goals of cre prioritise comfort (identified with CPT-II code).

Dy SM et al. Measuring what matters: top-ranked quality indicators for hospice and palliative care from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Apr;49(4):773-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.01.012. Kamal AH, Bull J, Ritchie CS, et al. Adherence to Measuring What Matters Measures Using Point-of-Care Data Collection Across Diverse Clinical Settings. J Pain Symptom Manage 2016;51(3):497-503. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.313 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care [webpage]. Available here: aahpm.org/uploads/education/AAHPM15MWMHandoutClinicalFINAL.pdf. Date cited 10/10/2023.

Full Measuring What Matters technical specifications unable to be located. Some information available here: aahpm.org/uploads/education/AAHPM15MWMHandoutClinicalFINAL.pdf Table 2: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25697097/

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