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National Palliative Care Registry ‐ Home‐based Palliative Care Survey Questions SERVICE SETTING ‐‐ HOME Question Response Category/Type MODULE 1. Home Palliative Care Program Description and Metrics Home Palliative Care Program Description Is this program serving an urban, suburban or 1 Urban rural community? 2 Suburban 3 Rural Who administers your home palliative care 1 Health system program? 2 Hospital 3 Hospice 4 Home Health Agency 5 Long‐term Care facility/organization 6 Physician Group 7 Other, specify If administered by a hospital, provide hospital [TEXT] name. If administered by a health system, provide [TEXT] health system name. Do you have a formal partnership with one or Home health agency more home health agencies, hospices, or Hospice specialty centers, long‐term care or hospitals? Specialty Center (i.e., Cancer Center) (Check all that apply) Hospital Long‐term Care facility Other, specify Does your home palliative care program work Friendly visitor volunteer program with or have informal partnerships with any of Respite care these service providers? (Check all that apply) Meals‐on‐Wheels Visiting doctors Community Chaplains Legal Services Local Agencies on Aging Disease‐specific associations (e.g., Alzheimer's Assoc.) Other, specify Has your home palliative care program been in No/Yes operation for 12 full months? If not 12 months, how many months of data are [Number] 1‐12 months you reporting? Home Health Program Metrics (If Home Health Agency was identified in Question 2) Total Referrals for the year (all referrals to your [Number] home care program, not limited to palliative care) Considering all referrals, what were the outcomes [Percent] Admitted to home‐based Palliative Care of these referrals? Provide percent distribution. [Percent] Admitted to Hospice (home or residential) [Percent] Not taken on service [Percent] Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facility [Percent] Admitted to another agency [Percent] Other referral outcome, specify Total program enrollment for the year (all home [Number] care enrollment, not limited to palliative care) What was the average daily census for your home [Number] care program? MODULE 2. Palliative Care Program Metrics and Patient Demographics Indicate the percentage of new female and male [Percent] Female patients seen by your home‐based palliative care [Percent] Male team during the reporting period.
Indicate the percentage of new patients by age group seen by your home‐based palliative care team during the reporting period.
[Percent] 0 to 1 years [Percent] 2 to 17 years [Percent] 18 to 44 year [Percent) 45 to 64 years [Percent] 65 to 85 years [Percent] 86 years or more Please provide the race/ethnic distribution of [Percent] Black/African‐American non‐Hispanic new patients seen by your home‐based palliative [Percent] White/Caucasian non‐Hispanic care team during the reporting period. [Percent] Asian non‐Hispanic [Percent] Chinese [Percent] Japanese Page 1 of 7 [Percent] Filipino
Guidance
Report total referrals for your home care program. This is for the program overall, and not limited to palliative care patients.
Total program enrollment at the end of the year. This is for the program overall and not limited to palliative care patients. Average number of patients enrolled. This is for the program overall and not limited to palliative care patients. Provide the gender distribution for new palliative care consults. If a single patient received more than 1 initial palliative care consult, include only once. Gender should be how a patient identifies themselves. This should total 100%. Provide the age distribution for new palliative care consults. If a single patient received more than 1 initial palliative care consult, include only once. This should total 100%.
Provide the race/ethnic distribution for new palliative care consults. If a single patient received more than 1 initial palliative care consult, include only once. This should total 100%. The secondary categories are not required but, if available, should total the primary category percentage.
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[Percent] Korean [Percent] Asian Indian [Percent] Vietnamese [Percent] Other Asian [Percent] American Indian/Alaska Native non‐Hispanic [Percent] Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander non‐Hispanic [Percent] Hispanic/Latino [Percent] Mexican [Percent] Puerto Rican [Percent] Cuban [Percent] Other Hispanic/Latino [Percent] Other, specify Please provide the distribution of new patients [Percent] Living alone seen by your home‐based palliative care team [Percent} Living with healthy spouse or other adult during the reporting period by living situation at [Percent] Living with spouse or other adult with limiting medical/physical conditions time of referral. [Percent] Living with adult child(ren) [Percent] Living with another family member [Percent] Living in a Nursing Home [Percent} Living in an Assisted Living Community or Facility [Percent] Other living situation, specify Do you require patients to be home bound? No/Yes What percentage of your palliative care patients [Percent] are considered home bound (unable to leave their homes)? [Percent] Insurance through a current or former employer or What is the distribution of your home‐based union (of this person or another family member) palliative care patients by primary insurance [Percent] Insurance purchased directly from an insurance coverage? company (by this person or another family member) [Percent] Medicare, for people 65 and older, or people with certain disabilities [Percent] Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or any kind of government‐assistance plan for those with low incomes or a disability [Percent] TRICARE or other military health care [Percent] VA (including those who have ever used or enrolled for VA health care) [Percent] Indian Health Service [Percent] No insurance [Percent] Other [Text] Other, specify MODULE 3. Patient Visits ‐ Home‐based palliative care services only How many new palliative care consults did your [Number] Please provide the total number of consults based on home‐based palliative care team complete during new orders written during the reporting period. If a the reporting period? patients was admitted to home‐based palliative care, discharged, and admitted again in the same year, this is considered 2 consults. Of these, how many were unique patients?
[Number]
What was the total number of subsequent visits (i.e., follow‐up visits) completed by your home‐ based palliative care team during the reporting period? What is the average and median number of visits per patient? What was the total number of follow‐up calls completed by your home‐based palliative care team during the reporting period?
[Number]
What is the average and median number of follow‐up calls per patient? Does your palliative care team provide telemedicine services?
[Mean] [Median] 1. Yes, audio and video (e.g., Skype) 2. No, audio only (phone only) 3. No [Percent]
What percentage of your patients use telemedicine services?
If a patient had more than one admission during the year, then it is possible to have more than one consult per patient. Please provide the total number of unique patients receiving one or more palliative care consults.
[Mean] [Median] [Number]
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What was the total number of telemedicine [Number] contacts completed by your home‐based palliative care team during the reporting period?
Guidance Telemedicine is audio plus video communication (e.g., Skype)
What is the average and median number of telemedicine contacts per patient? What is the average and median number of patient encounters per month (visits, calls, Considering all initial palliative care consult visits, who does these visits? Provide percent distribution of initial consult visits by provider.
[Mean] [Median] [Mean] [Median] [Percent] Physician [Percent] Advance Practice Clinicians ‐ includes APRN, NP, CNS, CRNA, CNM [Percent] Registered Nurse (RN) [Percent] Licensed Practicing Nurse (LPN) [Percent] Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) [Percent] Social Worker [Percent] Case Manager [Percent] Community Health Worker [Percent] Chaplain / Spiritual Care provider [Percent] Other, specify Considering all patient visits, who typically [Percent] Physician completes these visits? Provide percent [Percent] Advance Practice Clinicians ‐ includes APRN, NP, CNS, distribution of all home visits by provider. CRNA, CNM [Percent] Registered Nurse (RN) [Percent] Licensed Practicing Nurse (LPN) [Percent] Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) [Percent] Social Worker [Percent] Case Manager [Percent] Community Health Worker [Percent] Chaplain / Spiritual Care provider [Percent] Volunteer [Percent] Other, specify Considering all patient follow‐up calls, who [Percent] Physician typically completes these calls? Provider percent [Percent] Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) ‐ includes distribution of call by provider. NP, CNS, CRNA, CNM [Percent] Registered Nurse (RN) [Percent] Licensed Practicing Nurse (LPN) [Percent] Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) [Percent] Psychiatrist / Psychologist [Percent] Social Worker [Percent] Case Manager [Percent] Community Health Worker [Percent] Chaplain / Spiritual Care provider [Percent] Volunteer [Percent] Other, specify Considering all patient telemedicine contacts, [Percent] Physician who typically completes these? Provider percent [Percent] Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) ‐ includes distribution of call by provider. NP, CNS, CRNA, CNM [Percent] Registered Nurse (RN) [Percent] Licensed Practicing Nurse (LPN) [Percent] Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) [Percent] Psychiatrist / Psychologist [Percent] Social Worker [Percent] Case Manager [Percent] Community Health Worker [Percent] Chaplain / Spiritual Care provider [Percent] Volunteer [Percent] Other, specify MODULE 4. Referral Source, Diagnosis and Code Status Where do your referrals come from? Provide the [Percent] Office‐based or outpatient primary care practice percentage distribution of palliative care referrals [Percent] Specialist practice by referral source. [Percent] Health Plan [Percent] Hospital [Percent] Hospice [Percent] Group home [Percent] Home Health agency [Percent] Community service agency / organization [Percent] Patient or family [Percent] Other, specify What are the primary diagnoses of your patient [Percent] Complex chronic conditions/failure to thrive/frailty population? Provide the percentage distribution Page 3 of 7 of palliative care patients by primary diagnosis. [Percent] Dementia
Provide the referral source distribution for new palliative care consults. This should total 100%.
Please provide the disease/diagnostic grouping distribution of new inpatient palliative care consults. This should total 100%. The secondary categories are
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[Percent] Cardiac [Percent] Heart Failure [Percent] Cardiac Arrest [Percent] MI [Percent] Other Cardiac [Percent] Cancer [Percent] Hematological [Percent] Non‐hematological [Percent] Pulmonary [Percent] COPD [Percent] Pneumonia [Percent] Other Pulmonary [Percent] Neurologic/stroke/neurodegenerative [Percent] Renal [Percent] Vascular [Percent] Congenital/chromosomal [Percent] Infectious/Immunological [Percent] Gastrointestinal [Percent] Hepatic [Percent] Hematology [Percent] Endocrine/Metabolic [Percent] Trauma [Percent] Other, specify [Percent]
not required but, if available, should total the primary category percentage.
What percent of initial patient visits were completed within seven days of referral for palliative care? MODULE 5. Palliative Care Services and Goals of Care Which of the following services does your Advance care planning palliative care team offer patients in their home? Symptom Management (Check all that apply) Emotional Support Spiritual Support Medication Management Information about disease/prognosis Caregiver Support Referrals to community services Case Management / Patient Navigator Percent of initial patient visits (new consults) with [Percent] chart documentation of goals of care at completion of visit. Percent of initial patient visits (new consults) with [Percent] chart documentation of surrogate decision maker or documentation that there is no surrogate. Percent of initial patient visits (new consults) [Percent] screened for emotional, psychological and social needs. Percent of initial patient visits (new consults) with [Percent] chart documentation of a discussion of emotional, psychological and social needs. [Percent] Percent of initial patient visits (new consults) screened for spiritual/religious concerns. Percent of initial patient visits (new consults) with [Percent] chart documentation of discussion of spiritual/religious concerns or documentation that the patient did not want to discuss. Percent of patients that had documentation in [Percent] their medical record of Advance Directive (living will and healthcare proxy/surrogate decision maker) Percent of patients that had documentation in [Percent] their medical record of DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Percent of patients that had documentation in their medical record of POLST/MOLST (Physician/Medical Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment)
[Percent]
Do you have policies or procedures in place to ensure that there are regularly scheduled in‐ person patient/family meetings?
No/Yes
After initial visit.
After initial visit.
After initial visit.
After initial visit.
After initial visit. After initial visit.
After initial visit.
After initial visit.
After initial visit.
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If yes, how often?
1 Initially once a week, then as needed 2 At least once a month, and as needed 3 At least every other month, and as needed 4 Based on patient and caregiver need 5 Based on patient need 5 Other [Text] No/Yes
Does your palliative care program measure patient and family satisfaction? If yes, do you use a standard instrument specifically for palliative care patients?
No/Yes
If yes, what survey do you use? What percentage of patients/families complete the satisfaction survey? Do you have policies and procedures that promote palliative care team wellness?
[TEXT] [Percent]
Do you have policies and procedures for staff education and training? MODULE 6. Electronic Medical Records Does your home health care program use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR/EHR) for management of the patient's health care? What EMR do you use?
No/Yes
Do you use the EMR for: Patient demographics
No/Yes
Guidance
Using a standard instrument specifically for palliative care patients. Guidance: Do not include hospital‐wide surveys. Surveys should be specific to palliative care patients.
Common examples of team wellness activities are team retreats, regularly scheduled patient debriefing exercises, relaxation‐exercise training and individual referral for staff counseling.
No/Yes
[Text]
1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use 3 This is not available in our EMR Do you use the EMR for: Electronic reminders for 1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality tests (labs, imaging, etc.) 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use 3 This is not available in our EMR Do you use the EMR for: Computerized 1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality Physicians Order Entry (CPOE) ‐ prescriptions, 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use labs, tests, etc. 3 This is not available in our EMR 1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality Do you use the EMR for: Test results (chest x‐ rays, labs, etc.) 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use 3 This is not available in our EMR Do you use the EMR for: Clinical Decision 1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality Support System (CDSS) contraindications, 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use 3 This is not available in our EMR allergies, guidelines, etc. Do you use the EMR for: Clinical notes 1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use 3 This is not available in our EMR Do you use the EMR for: Sharing medical records 1 Yes ‐ we use this functionality electronically with other agencies 2 This functionality is available, but we do not currently use 3 This is not available in our EMR 1 Yes ‐ we use mobile technology connected to our EMR Do you use mobile technology, like a tablet or laptop computer, to record patient information 2 Yes ‐ we use mobile technology, not connected 3 No ‐ we do not use mobile technology at the point of care into the EMR? Do you use any mobile applications (apps) in your No/Yes practice? [Text] If so, please list app name and use: [Text] [Text] [Text] [Text] MODULE 7. Discharge Status and Length of Service Of all patients admitted for palliative care [Percent] Met goals of care [Percent] Out of area services during this reporting period and disenrolled during the reporting period, provide [Percent] Deceased [Percent] Transferred to hospice services the percent distribution for reason for [Percent] Change in health plan disenrollment. [Percent] Refused services [Percent] Other [Text] Other, specify Of all patients admitted for palliative care [Number] services during this reporting period, how many were discharged alive from home‐based palliative Page 5 of 7 care services?
If your organization uses more than 1 EMR, provide the name of the primary EMR.
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Of all patients admitted for palliative care services during this reporting period, how many died while on palliative care services? Of these deaths, how many died at home? Length of Service: All patients discharged alive from Home‐based Palliative Care Length of Service: Home‐based Palliative Care patients discharged to Hospice Length of Service: Patients deceased on Home‐ based Palliative Care Percent of home‐based palliative care patients with one or more hospital admission during their palliative care service Percent of home‐based palliative care patients with one or more ICU admission during their palliative care service Percent of home‐based palliative care patients with one or more emergency department (ED) visit without hospital admission during their palliative care service MODULE 8. Staffing Does your home‐based palliative care team work exclusively in home‐based palliative care?
[Number]
Guidance
[Number] [Mean] Days on Home‐based Palliative Care services [Median] Days on Home‐based Palliative Care services [Mean] Days on Home‐based Palliative Care services [Median] Days on Home‐based Palliative Care services [Mean] Days on Home‐based Palliative Care services [Median] Days on Home‐based Palliative Care services [Percent] Patients with hospital admissions
[Percent] Patients with ICU admissions
[Percent] Patients with ED visits
No/Yes
If not, approximately what percentage of the [Percent] team's time is dedicated to home‐based palliative care? Considering all of palliative care patients, what is [Percent] Consult only Consult Only. The goal of the consultation service is to support the referring provider. The consultation team the breakdown of the palliative care team's role? [Percent] Primary care provider offers recommendations to the primary attending [Percent] Co‐Management physician. [Percent] Mixed Model ‐ either consultation, primary attending Primary care provider. The palliative care team or co‐management based on circumstances assumes primary responsibility for the patient's care. Which of these disciplines constitute your clinical Physician (MD/DO) Advanced Practice Clinician ‐ includes APRN, NP, CNS, CRNA, CNM team? (check all that apply) Physician Assistant (PA) Registered Nurse Social Worker Chaplain/Spiritual Care Other, specify Which of these disciplines constitute your non‐ Medical Residents / Fellows clinical team? (check all that apply) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Patient Navigator Case Manager Physical/Occupational Therapist Speech Therapist Music/Art Therapist Child life specialist Dietician/Nutritionist Pharmacist Administrator (non‐physician) Hospice Liaison Medical Director (non‐clinical time) Administrative Support Other, specify Please provide the Head Count and Full Time Physician (MD/DO) Equivalent (FTE) for each discipline broken out by Advanced Practice Clinician ‐ includes APRN, NP, CNS, CRNA, CNM funded, in‐kind or volunteer. Physician Assistant (PA) Registered Nurse Medical Residents / Fellows Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Social Worker Patient Navigator Case Manager Chaplain/Spiritual Care Physical/Occupational Therapist Page 6 of 7 Speech Therapist
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Indicate the number of staff members with palliative care certification
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Music/Art Therapist Child life specialist Dietician/Nutritionist Pharmacist Administrator (non‐physician) Hospice Liaison Medical Director (non‐clinical time) Administrative Support Other, specify [Count] Physicians [Count] Advanced Practice Registered Nurse [Count] Registered Nurse [Count] Chaplain/Spiritual Care [Count] Social Worker
How often does your full palliative care team meet (in‐person or virtual team meeting) to discuss patient care caseloads?
1 Full team meets at least once a week 2 Full team meets very other week 3 Meetings are scheduled weekly, but not all team members are required to attend 4 Meetings are scheduled for every other week, but not all team members are required to attend 5 Meetings are scheduled as needed on a case‐by‐case basis 6 No formal meeting schedule, team members consult as needed
Do you regularly have other meetings (clinical review, 1‐on‐1 meetings) outside of the full meeting?
1 Yes, several times a week 2 Yes, one or two times a week 3 Yes, twice a month 4 Yes, once a month 5 We schedule additional meetings only when necessary 6 We don't have regular meetings outside of the full team meeting
Coverage Does your palliative care team provide 24/7 telephone coverage?
Does your palliative care team provide 24/7 on‐ site coverage? MODULE 9. Funding and Quality Metrics Funding How do you pay for your program? Provide percent distribution by payment source.
Quality Metrics Which of these quality metrics do you track? (check all that apply)
No/Yes
No/Yes
[Percent] Fee for service (FFS) [Percent] Shared savings/risk [Percent] PMPM [Percent] Philanthropy [Percent] Other, specify Hospital Admissions per 1,000 patients Emergency Department Visits per 1,000 patients Non‐hospital deaths Hospice length of stay (mean / median) Program length of stay (mean / median) Patient Satisfaction Family Satisfaction
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Include the following: • Physicians board‐certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). • Advanced Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses board‐certified by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (NBCHPN). • Chaplains certified by the Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains (AHPC). • Social Workers who are certified in Hospice and Palliative Social Work (CHP‐SW) from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Social Workers may hold either a CHP‐SW or be Advanced Certified in Hospice and Palliative Social Workers (ACHP‐SW).