Patients With Advanced Cancer Screened for Pain at Outpatient Visits
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Adult patients with advanced cancer who are screened for pain with a standardised quantitative tool at each outpatient visit.
Numerator
Outpatient visits from the denominator in which the patient was screened for pain (and if present, severity noted) with a quantitative standardised tool
Denominator
Adult patients with advanced cancer who have at least 1 primary care or cancer-related/specialty outpatient visit
Exclusions
None (other than those patients who did not survive at least 30 days after cancer diagnosis)
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data Source: Paper Medical Records, Electronic Health Records, Registry Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
The Level Of Analysis is performed at Facility, Health Plan, Integrated Delivery System levels.
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/1628 Virdun C, Luckett T, Lorenz KA, Phillips J. National quality indicators and policies from 15 countries leading in adult end-of-life care: a systematic environmental scan. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2018 Jun;8(2):145-154. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001432
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
NQF Measure #1628 (endorsement status for this indicator was removed on 13 June 2023)