NQMC Update Service: July 21, 2014 ▲ Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

NQMC Update Service: July 21, 2014

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a completed Physician/Provider Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form documented in the medical record.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a revised symptom assessment in the medical record.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a revised, documented care plan that addresses the domains of palliative care.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have a symptom assessment documented in the medical record.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have been assessed for the domains of palliative care.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have been screened for palliative care.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of adult patients with a serious illness who have documentation in the medical record of a completed advance directive.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have education and training regarding palliative care concepts.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of clinicians who have training in the use of scripting for palliative care discussions.

• Palliative care for adults: percentage of patients who have treatment options, patient goals and a plan of care across care continuum documented.