Evaluating quality of care at the end of life and setting best practice performance standards: a population-based observational study using linked routinely collected administrative databases

Table 5 Variation in quality indicator scores and suggestions for best practice performance standards for quality indicators in the Netherlands

Indicator^a	Best scoring quartile	Worst scoring quartile	Suggested best practice performance standard
Death at home (%)	42.6–38.9	34.5–30.5	38.9 or higher
Death in hospital (%)	16.6–18.5	21.6–25.5	18.5 or lower
Hospital admission (%)	29.4–31.1	33.2–36.4	31.1 or lower
Acute hospital admission (%)	26.3–27.4	30.0–32.7	27.4 or lower
ED visit (%)	21.0–22.6	25.1–27.4	22.6 or lower
ICU admission (%)	3.2–4.9	6.3–6.9	4.9 or lower
Tube or intravenous feeding in hospital (%)	0.1–0.3	1.1–2.5	0.3 or lower
Resuscitation in hospital (%)	0.2–0.6	1.2–2.4	0.6 or lower

^a Except for indicators regarding place of death, indicators concern the last 30 days of life

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