Measure Title: Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form
Measure Description: Percentage of Patients Greater Than or Equal to 65 Years of Age with Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Forms Completed
Denominator: Adult patients greater than or equal to 65 years of age evaluated by the Eligible Professional
Numerator: Patients with a completed Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form
Denominator Exclusions: None
Denominator Exceptions: None
NQF ID Number: N/A
NQS Domain: Effective Clinical Care
High Priority Measure: Yes
Measure Type: Process
Includes Teleheatlh: Yes
Inverse Measure: No
Proportional Measure: Yes
Continuous Variable Measure: No
Ratio Measure: No
Number of performance rates to be calculated and submitted: 1
Risk-Adjusted Status: No
Care Setting: Emergency Department and Services; Hospital; Hospital Inpatient; Post-Acute Care
Submission Pathway: Traditional MIPS