Hospices’ scores on Hospice CAHPS measures
Effective May 23, 2019
Published May 23, 2019
Last Reviewed May 23, 2019
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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 May 2019 refresh.
Hospices scored 89.2% on the measure. By comparison hospices only scored 87.8% on the measure in February 2019.
HIS data were collected between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018.
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Measure
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May 2019
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February 2019
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December 2018
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Hospice and palliative care composite process measure
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85.3%
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84.2%
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83.6%
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Hospice and palliative care treatment preferences
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99.0%
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98.9%
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98.8%
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Beliefs and values addressed (if desired by the patient)
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96.2%
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95.8%
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95.3%
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Hospice and palliative care pain screening
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96.6%
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96.3%
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95.9%
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Hospice and palliative care pain assessment
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89.2%
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87.8%
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85.5%
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Hospice and palliative care dyspnea screening
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98.1%
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98.1%
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97.9%
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Hospice and palliative care dyspnea treatment
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96.1%
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95.8%
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95.6%
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Patients treated with an opioid who are given a bowel regimen
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94.0%
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93.9%
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93.8%
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Source: CMS
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