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Geriatrics and Palliative Care

Geriatrics and Palliative Care

The Geriatrics and Palliative Care Standing Committee oversees the consensus based entity's geriatric, palliative, and end-of-life care measures. Measures in this portfolio address physical aspects of care, including the management of pain, dyspnea, and constipation. The portfolio also includes measures addressing several of the other domains of care including spiritual, psychological, cultural, and legal aspects of care and care of the patient at the end of life.

Measures

Project

Measures

CBE ID Title Steward New / Maintenance Previous Endorsement Cycle Next Maintenance Cycle Endorsement Status
0676 Percent of Residents Who Self-Report Moderate to Severe Pain (Short Stay) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Maintenance Spring 2019 Endorsement Removed
0677 Percent of Residents Who Self-Report Moderate to Severe Pain (Long Stay) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Maintenance Spring 2019 Endorsement Removed
0326 Advance Care Plan National Committee for Quality Assurance Maintenance Fall 2020 Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fall 2024 Endorsed
0209 Comfortable Dying: Pain Brought to a Comfortable Level Within 48 Hours of Initial Assessment National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Maintenance Fall 2020 Endorsement Removed
0213 Percentage of patients who died from cancer admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the last 30 days of life American Society of Clinical Oncology Maintenance Spring 2022 Geriatrics and Palliative Care Spring 2026 Endorsed
0215 Proportion of patients who died from cancer not admitted to hospice American Society of Clinical Oncology Maintenance Spring 2022 Endorsement Removed
0216 Percentage of patients who died from cancer admitted to hospice for less than 3 days American Society of Clinical Oncology Maintenance Spring 2022 Geriatrics and Palliative Care Spring 2026 Endorsed
0420 Pain Assessment and Follow-Up Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Maintenance Fall 2020 Endorsement Removed
1626 Patients Admitted to ICU who Have Care Preferences Documented RAND Corporation Maintenance Fall 2022 Endorsement Removed
1628 Patients with Advanced Cancer Screened for Pain at Outpatient Visits RAND Corporation Maintenance Spring 2022 Endorsement Removed
Final Reports

Media

Final Reports

Report name Cycle
Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fall 2022 Final Project Report Fall 2022
Events

Events

Upcoming Events

Events

Archived Events

Events

Materials

Materials

Materials

Material File Material Type Cycle
Fall-2022-GPC-Post-Comment-Memo.pdf Memo Fall 2022
Fall-2022-GPC-Post-Comment-Slides.pdf Presentation slides Fall 2022
Geriatrics-and-Palliative-Care-Post-Comment-Meeting-Summary.pdf Meeting summary Fall 2022
Fall-2022-Post-Comment-Developer-Responses.xlsx Developer responses to comments Fall 2022
Fall-2022-GPC-Post-Comment-Agenda.pdf Agenda Fall 2022
Geriatrics-and-Palliative-Care-Fall-2022-Final-Project-Report.pdf Final Report Fall 2022