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The percentage of home health episodes of care during which the frequency of the patient´s pain when moving around improved.
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General Information
Numerator
The number of home health episodes of care where the value recorded on the discharge assessment indicates less frequent pain at discharge than at start (or resumption) of care.
Denominator
Number of home heath episodes of care ending with a discharge during the reporting period, other than those covered by generic or measure- specific exclusions.
Exclusions
All home health episodes where there is no pain reported at the start (or resumption) of care assessment, or the patient is non-responsive, or the episode of care ended in transfer to inpatient facility or death at home, or the episodes is covered by one of the generic exclusions.
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