CBE ID
1637
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description
This quality measure is defined as:
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.
Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
No
1.8 Level of Analysis
1.9 Care Setting
1.20 Types of Data Sources
Numerator
1.14 Numerator
Patients who received a comprehensive clinical assessment to determine the severity, etiology and impact of their pain within 24 hours of screening positive for pain.
Denominator
1.15 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
Exclusions
Patients with length of stay < 1 day in palliative care. Patients who screen negative for pain are excluded from the denominator.
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Geriatric and Palliative Care Fall 2021
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Steward POC email
Importance
Care Gaps
Feasibility
Scientific Acceptability
Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustment
Use & Usability
Use
Planned Use
6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
Use In Federal Program
Public Comments