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Hospitalized Patients Who Die an Expected Death with an ICD that Has Been Deactivated

CBE ID
1625
1.4 Project
Palliative Care and End-of-Life
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Full Year 2015
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Percentage of hospitalized patients who die an expected death from cancer or other terminal illness and who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in place at the time of death that was deactivated prior to death or there is documentation why it was not deactivated

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Patients from the denominator who have their ICDs deactivated prior to death or have documentation of why this was not done

    • 1.15 Denominator

      Patients who died an expected death who have an ICD in place

    • Exclusions

      None

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Palliative Care and End-of-Life Project 2015-2016
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
    • Steward
      RAND Corporation
      Steward Organization POC Email
      [email protected]