This measure reflects the percentage of hospice patients with documentation of a discussion of spiritual/religious concerns or documentation that the patient/caregiver/family did not want to discuss.
The measures submitted here are derived from the CAHPS® Hospice Survey, which is a 47-item standardized questionnaire and data collection methodology. The survey is intended to measure the care experiences of hospice patients and their primary caregivers. Respondents to the survey are the primary informal caregivers of patients who died under hospice care. These are typically family members but can be friends. The hospice identifies the primary informal caregiver from their administrative records.
Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who were screened for dyspnea during the hospice admission evaluation / palliative care initial encounter.
Percentage of patients who screened positive for dyspnea who received treatment within 24 hours of screening.
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.
Percentage of hospice or palliative care patients who were screened for pain during the hospice admission evaluation / palliative care initial encounter.
Percentage of patients with chart documentation of preferences for life sustaining treatments.
Percentage of vulnerable adults treated with an opioid that are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed