title: Adherence to Measuring What Matters Measures Using Point-of-Care Data Collection Across Diverse Clinical Settings.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Measuring What Matters (MWM) for palliative care has prioritized data collection efforts for evaluating quality in clinical practice. How these measures can be implemented across diverse clinical settings using point-of-care data collection on quality is unknown.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the implementation of MWM measures by exploring documentation of quality measure adherence across six diverse clinical settings inherent to palliative care practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  We deployed a point-of-care quality data collection system, the Quality Data Collection Tool, across five organizations within the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group. Quality measures were recorded by clinicians or assistants near care delivery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, 1989 first visits were included for analysis. Our population was mostly white, female, and with moderate performance status. About half of consultations were seen on hospital general floors. We observed a wide range of adherence. The lowest adherence involved comprehensive assessments during the first visit in hospitalized patients in the intensive care unit (2.71%); the highest adherence across all settings, with an implementation of >95%, involved documentation of management of moderate/severe pain. We observed differences in adherence across clinical settings especially with MWM Measure #2 (Screening for Physical Symptoms, range 45.7%-81.8%); MWM Measure #5 (Discussion of Emotional Needs, range 46.1%-96.1%); and MWM Measure #6 (Documentation of Spiritual/Religious Concerns, range 0-69.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Variations in clinician documentation of adherence to MWM quality measures are seen across clinical settings. Additional studies are needed to better understand benchmarks and acceptable ranges for adherence tailored to various clinical settings.
authors: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. Electronic address: arif.kamal@duke.edu.
authors: Arif H
authors: AH
authors: Kamal
authors: Four Seasons, Flat Rock, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Janet
authors: J
authors: Bull
authors: University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors: Christine S
authors: CS
authors: Ritchie
authors: University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors: Jean S
authors: JS
authors: Kutner
authors: Palliative Care Program, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Laura C
authors: LC
authors: Hanson
authors: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Fred
authors: F
authors: Friedman
authors: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Donald H
authors: DH
authors: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
keywords: Measuring What Matters; Quality; alliance; collaboratives; implementation; quality measures