Percent of Patients on Opioids Who Had a Bowel Regimen Ordered
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Prepare, Embrace, Attend, Communicate, Empower (PEACE) Hospice and Palliative Care Quality Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Physical Aspects of Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent of patients on opioids who had a bowel regimen ordered.
Numerator
Percent of patients on opioids who had a bowel regimen ordered
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Indicator development: Anna P. Schenck, Franziska S. Rokoske, Danielle D. Durham, John G. Cagle, and Laura C. Hanson. The PEACE Project: Identification of Quality Measures for Hospice and Palliative Care.Journal of Palliative Medicine.Dec 2010.1451-1459.http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0238 Indicator feasbility/testing: Hanson LC, Rowe C, Wessell K, et al. Measuring palliative care quality for seriously ill hospitalized patients. J Palliat Med 2012;15(7):798-804. PEACE website: www.med.unc.edu/pcare/about-palliative-care/resources/peace-quality-measures/
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025