The proportion of hospice patients who have received visits from a Registered Nurse or Medical Social Worker (non-telephonically) on at least two out of the final three days of the patient’s life.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
The numerator of this measure is the number of patient stays in the denominator in which the patient and/or caregiver received visits from registered nurses or medical social workers on at least two of the final three days of the patient’s life, as captured by hospice claims records.
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1.15 Denominator
The denominator for the measure includes all hospice patient enrollments in hospice with the patient discharged to death except those meeting exclusion criteria outlined below.
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Exclusions
Patient stays are excluded from the measure if the patient (1) received any continuous home care, respite care, or general inpatient care in the final three days of life or (2) if the patient was enrolled in hospice fewer than three calendar days.
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed Geriatric and Palliative Care Fall 2021Initial EndorsementLast Updated
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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Planned Use
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