Clinical Excellence
CMS Hospice Compare
Care Quality & Standards
Care Compare Reports are provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). They provide information about health care programs across the nation, allowing patients, family members and health care providers to get a snapshot of the quality of care. Hospice care examples include the thoroughness of each hospice’s assessment of the patient, including the extent to which the hospice has asked the patient about the severity of his/her pain and the extent to which he/she exhibits shortness of breath. Care Compare also measures the extent to which the hospice makes a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s treatment preferences.
These official datasets are used on the Medicare.gov Care Compare Website provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Patients or caregivers who were asked about treatment preferences like hospitalization and resuscitation at the beginning of hospice care.
Higher percentages are better
Patients or caregivers who were asked about their beliefs and values at the beginning of hospice care.
Higher percentages are better
Patients who were checked for pain at the beginning of hospice care.
Higher percentages are better
Patients who got a timely and thorough pain assessment when pain was identified as a problem.
Higher percentages are better
Patients who were checked for shortness of breath at the beginning of hospice care.
Higher percentages are better
Patients who got timely treatment for shortness of breath.
Higher percentages are better
Patients taking opioid medication who were offered care for constipation.
Higher percentages are better