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Quality Positioning System (QPS)

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0326: Advance Care Plan

Quality Measure

Description:

Measure Title: Advance Care Plan
NQF Measure Number: 0326
Measure Steward: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record or documentation in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan.
Numerator Statement: Patients who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record or documentation in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan.
Denominator Statement: All patients aged 65 years and older.
Exclusions: N/A
Risk Adjustment: No risk adjustment or risk stratification
Corresponding Measures: Not Available

Measure Status:

Endorsement Type: Endorsed
Initial Endorsement: Nov 05, 2007
Endorsement Date: Jul 06, 2021
Next Planned Maintenance Review: Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fall 2024

Measure(s) Considered in Harmonization Request:

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Classification:

Measure Type: Process
Measure Format: measure
Condition:
Non-Condition Specific: Care Coordination
Care Setting: Outpatient Services
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Person- and Family-Centered Care
Current Use:
Planned Use: Payment Program, Public reporting, Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
Data Source: Claims
Level of Analysis: Clinician: Group/Practice
Target Population: Dual eligible beneficiaries, Elderly
Measure Selection Attributes: Patient-and Caregiver-Focused, Coordinated and Integrated Care, Lowest Data Collection Burden

Measure Steward Contact Information:

Measure Steward Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Primary Measure Steward Contact: nqf@ncqa.org

Measure Disclaimer:

These performance measures are not clinical guidelines and do not establish a standard of medical care, and have not been tested for all potential applications.
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Measure Steward Copyright:

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Washington, DC 20005
Measure History:
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