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Each measure will include patients with advanced illness and frailty in the measurement period or the year prior. Patients with advanced illness and frailty will likely have other health care priorities than those identified in these measures, where a focus on meeting these measures may not be in the best interest of the patient. Advanced illness includes end-stage of illnesses such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), heart failure, neoplasm, etc. Frailty includes the use of devices such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, etc. The patient must meet both criteria.
Proposed Solution: Add exclusion for patients with advanced illness and frailty because it is unlikely that patients need the services being measured.
Rationale: In some cases, it might even be harmful for patients to focus on a particular service when there should be other priorities in their health care.
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Each measure will include patients with advanced illness and frailty in the measurement period or the year prior. Patients with advanced illness and frailty will likely have other health care priorities than those identified in these measures, where a focus on meeting these measures may not be in the best interest of the patient. Advanced illness includes end-stage of illnesses such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), heart failure, neoplasm, etc. Frailty includes the use of devices such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, etc. The patient must meet both criteria.
Proposed Solution: Add exclusion for patients with advanced illness and frailty because it is unlikely that patients need the services being measured.
Rationale: In some cases, it might even be harmful for patients to focus on a particular service when there should be other priorities in their health care.