Percentage of patients who screened positive for dyspnoea who received treatment within 24 hours of screening.

Patients who screened positive for dyspnoea who received treatment within 24 hours of screening.

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, patients who were not screened for dyspnoea, and/or patients with a negative screening.

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/1638

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p4qm.org/measures/1638

NQF Measure #1638 (endorsement status for this indicator was removed on 17 November 2021)