Among the seven Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures posted on Hospice Compare, providers improved the most on “Hospice and palliative care pain assessment” during the February 2019 refresh.
 
Hospices scored 87.8% on the measure. By comparison, hospices scored 85.5% on the measure in November 2018. 
 
HIS data were collected from April 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018.
 
Measure
February 2019
November 2018
August 2018
May 2018
Hospice and palliative care composite process measure
84.2%
83.6%
N/A
N/A
Hospice and palliative care treatment preferences
98.9%
98.8%
98.7%
98.6%
Beliefs and values addressed (if desired by the patient)
95.8%
95.3%
94.9%
94.5%
Hospice and palliative care pain screening
96.3%
95.9%
95.3%
94.8%
Hospice and palliative care pain assessment
87.8%
85.5%
83.4%
81.5%
Hospice and palliative care dyspnea screening
98.1%
97.9%
97.8%
97.6%
Hospice and palliative care dyspnea treatment
95.8%
95.6%
95.3%
95.2%
Patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen
93.9%
93.8%
93.7%
93.6%
 
Source: Hospice Compare