Indicator Technical Specifications for the Palliative Care at the End of Life Report

Health Quality Ontario The provincial advisor on the quality of health care in Ontario June 28, 2016 Indicator Technical Specifications for the Palliative Care at the End of Life Report Technical Appendix Table of Contents 1. Introduction. [...] The 62-item CV Survey measures the care experience across multiple care settings and at different time points in the care trajectory, including in the last three months of life, the last week of life, and at the time of death. [...] The data were weighted to account for the over-representation of primary care doctors in some provinces, the availability of the email addresses, and the differential non- response along known geographic and demographic parameters. [...] HSPRN paper “Understanding the Provision of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Services in Ontario” and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Quarterly Report, April 2015) [1,2,3] and in consultation with the Ontario Palliative Care Network and subject matter experts (Dr. [...] A palliative care patient who needs to visit the ED may be considered as a failure of the health care system.[1] Another study suggests that visits to the ED at the end of life are considered as an indicator of poor-quality care for patients with cancer as the visit can be disruptive, distressing and exhausting.