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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/gore-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Louwers’ perspective, hospice care had failed,
resulting in this hospitalization. … Hospice was underutilized and initiated much later than would have
been beneficial.22
Dr. … This would have been a reasonable
time to transition to hospice care. Drs. … Outcomes include quality of life markers, hospice referrals,
and length of life. … In 2019, 44% of the deaths in the VA occurred in hospice beds.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/staffing.html
June 01, 2021 - Include a review of other clinical considerations, such as individuals who may qualify for hospice. … Work with your hospice partner to provide services related to direct care needs. … Collaborate with partners—including contract therapy providers, home care, hospice, acute care, ambulatory
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=445
January 01, 2024 - Research, Treatments
Dingfield L , Bender L , Harris P Comparison of pediatric and adult hospice … patients using electronic medical record data from nine hospices in the United States, 2008-2012. … The researchers aimed to assess differences between pediatric and adult hospice patients regarding patient … Also, pediatric patients were half as likely as adults to have a do-not-resuscitate order upon hospice … Comparison of pediatric and adult hospice patients using electronic medical record data from nine hospices
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/2020-meeting-summary.html
December 01, 2020 - Natalie McNeal, MBA, MHA, Executive Director, Wellstar Community Hospice
Topic: Improving patient experience … with hospice care
Wellstar administers the CAHPS Hospice Survey in accordance with CMS guidelines.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=258
January 01, 2024 - This study sought to identify the predictors of hospice enrollment for patients with heart failure (HF … ) and determine the impact of hospice enrollment on health care use. … that beneficiaries' characteristics, including symptom burden and functional status, do not predict hospice … Those patients who enrolled in hospice used less health care, survived longer, and were less likely to … Predictors of hospice enrollment for patients with advanced heart failure and effects on health care
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt3.html
May 01, 2018 - Two quality measures showed widening of Hispanic-White disparities:
Hospice patients who received … Hospice patients who received the right amount of medicine for pain management. … and Palliative Care Organization, Family Evaluation of Hospice Care Survey, 2008-2013. … Groups With Disparities: In 2013, Black and Hispanic hospice patients were significantly less likely … Slide 32
AHRQ Health Care Innovations in Hospice Care
Hospice by the Sea, Inc.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-rr-webcast-011124-brown.pdf
January 01, 2000 - 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Medicare Advantage Medicare FFS Home Health Hospital Dialysis Center Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Databases
Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality"
Nursing Home Care
Home Health Care
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/home-health/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Sets
Also in "Measures of Long-term Care Quality"
Nursing Home Care
Home Health Care
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/recent-insights-webcast-ginsberg.pdf
December 19, 2019 - ► Capturing the patient’s voice
10
CAHPS Surveys
• Provider: Clinician & Group, Home Health, Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-d.html
October 01, 2015 - catheters include:
Perioperative use in selected surgeries
Acute urinary retention or obstruction
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T3-QI_Meetings_Tip_Sheet_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - with staff to assure that all current residents and families, new residents, and those considering hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-f.html
October 01, 2015 - selected surgeries
Assistance in healing of severe perineal and sacral wounds in incontinent patients
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T3-QI_Meetings_Tip_Sheet_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - with staff to assure that all current residents and families, new residents, and those
considering hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/appendixb5_qualitytrends.html
June 01, 2017 - want more information about what to expect while the patient was dying
-0.075
-0.218
2008-2014
Hospice … received the right amount of help for feelings of anxiety or sadness
-0.029
0.136
2008-2014
Hospice … adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months
-0.280
-0.587
2002-2014
Hospice … want more information about what to expect while the patient was dying
-0.086
-0.204
2008-2014
Hospice … adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months
-0.280
0.046
2002-2013
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-101-webcast-03-fry.pdf
February 25, 2019 - performance
CAHPS Core Surveys:
Some Examples
Patient Experience with Providers
► Clinician & Group
► Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-h.html
October 01, 2015 - selected surgeries
Assistance in healing of severe perineal and sacral wounds in incontinent patients
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-e.html
October 01, 2015 - selected surgeries
Assistance of healing of severe perineal and sacral wounds in incontinent patients
Hospice
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=335
January 01, 2024 - Research Network (PBRN), Research Methodologies, Implementation
Yim CK , Barron Y , Moore S Hospice … Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) enroll in hospice at low rates, and data on their acute medical … service utilization after hospice enrollment is limited. … fee-for-service beneficiaries found that home health care Medicare beneficiaries with advanced HF who enrolled in hospice … Hospice enrollment in patients with advanced heart failure decreases acute medical service utilization
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=314
January 01, 2024 - Weckmann MT Validity of the delirium observation screening scale in identifying delirium in home hospice … Screening Scale (DOS) was developed to improve delirium recognition but has yet to be validated in the home hospice … This pilot study aimed to explore the accuracy of the DOS for identifying delirium in home hospice patients … It concluded that the DOS appears to be an accurate way to screen for delirium in home hospice patients … Validity of the delirium observation screening scale in identifying delirium in home hospice patients