Hospices’ scores on Hospice Item Set measures
Effective Feb 21, 2019
Published Feb 21, 2019
Last Reviewed Feb 21, 2019
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
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February 2019
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November 2018
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August 2018
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May 2018
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Hospice and palliative care composite process measure
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84.2%
|
83.6%
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N/A
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N/A
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Hospice and palliative care treatment preferences
|
98.9%
|
98.8%
|
98.7%
|
98.6%
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Beliefs and values addressed (if desired by the patient)
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95.8%
|
95.3%
|
94.9%
|
94.5%
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Hospice and palliative care pain screening
|
96.3%
|
95.9%
|
95.3%
|
94.8%
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Hospice and palliative care pain assessment
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87.8%
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85.5%
|
83.4%
|
81.5%
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Hospice and palliative care dyspnea screening
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98.1%
|
97.9%
|
97.8%
|
97.6%
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Hospice and palliative care dyspnea treatment
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95.8%
|
95.6%
|
95.3%
|
95.2%
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Patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen
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93.9%
|
93.8%
|
93.7%
|
93.6%
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Source: Hospice Compare
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