• J Palliat Med · Aug 2007

    Use of a report card to implement a network-based palliative care program.

    • Joan D Penrod, Therese Cortez, and Carol A Luhrs.
    • Program of Research on Serious Mental and Physical Illness, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA. joan.penrod@mssm.edu
    • J Palliat Med. 2007 Aug 1; 10 (4): 858-60.

    ObjectiveTo report on implementation of a Veterans Affairs (VA) network-wide, standardized, high-quality palliative care (PC) program using a Web-based PC Report Card for performance monitoring and improvement.InterventionThe PC director and coordinator and facility directors established interdisciplinary teams at five acute care and three nursing home sites. Teams were trained together and subsequently met quarterly for ongoing training. Additionally, the PC director and coordinator developed and implemented a Web-based PC Report Card on the network Intranet for PC coordinator to report performance data monthly to the PC teams.ResultsThe number of patients in the network who received PC consults more than doubled in the first 4 years of the PC program. The percentage of deaths with PC consultation prior to death increased from 23% in fiscal year (FY) 2002 to 57% in FY06. Over the same period, the average days between the initial PC consultation and patients' death across all sites increased from 23 days to 106 days.CommentAll the sites established PC teams and the number of consultations showed a sustained increase over baseline in 2002. All sites improved on the key process measures captured by the Report Card.

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