Hospices’ scores on Hospice Item Set measures

Effective Aug 16, 2018

Published Aug 16, 2018

Last Reviewed Aug 16, 2018

Among the seven Hospice Item Set (HIS) measures posted on Hospice Compare, providers once again improved the most on “Hospice and palliative care pain assessment” during the August 2018 refresh.
Measure	August 2018	May 2018	February 2018	December 2017
Hospice and palliative care treatment preferences	98.7%	98.6%	98.5%	98.4%
Beliefs and values addressed (if desired by the patient)	94.9%	94.5%	94.2%	93.9%
Hospice and palliative care pain screening	95.3%	94.8%	94.4%	94.2%
Hospice and palliative care pain assessment	83.4%	81.5%	79.7%	78.7%
Hospice and palliative care dyspnea screening	97.8%	97.6%	97.5%	97.5%
Hospice and palliative care dyspnea treatment	95.3%	95.2%	95.1%	94.8%
Patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen	93.7%	93.6%	93.5%	93.5%
*Source:* CMS

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