Hospice and Palliative Care - Pain Assessment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who screened positive for pain and who received a clinical assessment of pain within 24 hours of screening.
Numerator
Patients who received a comprehensive clinical assessment to determine the severity, aetiology and impact of their pain within 24 hours of screening positive for pain.
Denominator
Patients enrolled in hospice OR receiving specialty palliative care in an acute hospital setting who report pain when pain screening is done on the admission evaluation / initial encounter.
Exclusions
Patients with length of stay < 1 day in palliative care. Patients who screen negative for pain are excluded from the denominator.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data Source: Electronic Health Records
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
Partnership for Quality Measurement. (2023). Available from: p4qm.org/measures/1637
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
NQF Measure #1637 (endorsement removed on 17 November 2021)