Provide End of Life Care Consistent with Patient Preferences
% of hospitalized DHMC patients whose end-of-life care preferences were clearly documented in the EMR
Current Value
63.0%
Definition
Definition: percentage of patients hospitalized at Dartmouth-Hitchcock who had a completed Advance Directive scanned into their medical record in a given year
Primary Data Source: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Center for Shared Decision Making records, Death Chart Audit
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Story Behind the Curve
This measure documents the percentage of patients hospitalized at Dartmouth-Hitchcock who had a completed Advance Directive scanned into their medical record in a given year. Advance Directives support and guide families and clinicians in making decisions when a patient is unable to make decisions for themselves, and are particularly relevant for hospitalized patients. Dartmouth-Hitchcock works with patients to ensure such records are on-file in order to ensure that familes and clinicians understand a patient's wishes as they make decisions about care options.
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