Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who were screened for dyspnoea during the hospice admission evaluation / palliative care initial encounter.

Patients who are screened for the presence or absence of dyspnoea and its severity during the hospice admission evaluation / initial encounter for palliative care.

Patients enrolled in hospice OR patients receiving hospital-based palliative care for 1 or more days.

Patients with length of stay < 1 day in palliative care.

None

None

Data Source: Electronic Health Records

The Level Of Analysis is performed at Facility and Clinician (Group/Practice) level.

Partnership for Quality Measurement. (2023). Available from: p4qm.org/measures/1639

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p4qm.org/measures/1639

NQF Measure #1639 (endorsement removed on 17 November 2021)