National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Percentage of patients who report being uncomfortable because of pain at the initial assessment who, at the follow up assessment, report pain was brought to a comfortable level within 48 hours.

Derived from responses to 17 items on the Family Evaluation of Hospice Care(FEHC)survey presented as a single score ranging from 0 to 100 and is an indication of the hospice´s overall performance on key aspects of care delivery.