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Ambulatory Palliative Care Patients’ Experience of Feeling Heard and Understood

CBE ID
3665
Project
Geriatric and Palliative Care
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Fall 2021
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

This is a multi-item measure consisting of 4 items: Q1: “I felt heard and understood by this provider and team”, Q2: “I felt this provider and team put my best interests first when making recommendations about my care”, Q3: “I felt this provider and team saw me as a person, not just someone with a medical problem”, Q4: “I felt this provider and team understood what is important to me in my life.”

  • Measure Type
    Patient-reported Outcome-Based Performance Measure (PRO-PM)
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    No
    Level Of Analysis
    Clinician: Group/Practice
    Care Setting
    Ambulatory Care
    Numerator

    The Feeling Heard and Understood measure is calculated using top-box scoring. The top-box score refers to the percentage of patient respondents that give the most positive response. For all four questions in this measure, the top box numerator is the number of respondents who answer “Completely true.” An individual’s score can be considered an average of the four top-box responses and these scores are adjusted for mode of survey administration and proxy assistance. Individual scores are combined to calculate an average score for an overall palliative care program.

    Denominator

    All patients aged 18 years and older who had an ambulatory palliative care visit.

    Exclusions

    Denominator exclusions include:

    • Patients who do not complete at least one of the four items in the multi-item measure;
    • Patients who do not complete the patient experience survey within six months of the eligible ambulatory palliative care visit; 
    • Patients who respond on the patient experience survey that they did not receive care by the listed ambulatory palliative care provider in the last six months (disavowal);
    • Patients who were deceased when the survey reached them;
    • Patients for whom a proxy completed the entire survey on their behalf for any reason (no patient involvement).
    Testing Data Sources
    Electronic Health Records
    Instrument-Based Data
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Endorsed Geriatric and Palliative Care Fall 2021
    Initial Endorsement
    Next Planned Maintenance Review
    Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fall 2025
    Endorsement Status
    Endorsed
    Last Updated