Process and outcome measures of interest during the pre-intervention and post-intervention period
| Variable | Pre-intervention period (n=149) | Post-intervention period (n=108) | P value |
| Eligible patients for a palliative care consult (%) | 72 (48.3) | 41 (38.0) | 0.09 |
| Eligible patients receiving a palliative care consult (%) | 20 (27.7) | 19 (46.3) | 0.02 |
| HCP form | |||
| At hospital admission | 16 (10.7%) | 31 (28.7%) | <0.001 |
| At hospital discharge | 17 (11.4%) | 51 (47.2%) | <0.001 |
| MOLST form | |||
| At hospital admission | 2 (1.3%) | 12 (11.1%) | <0.001 |
| At hospital discharge | 3 (2.0 %) | 26 (24.1%) | <0.001 |
| DNR order | |||
| At hospital admission | 4 (2.7%) | 12 (11.1%) | 0.006 |
| At hospital discharge | 4 (2.7%) | 32 (29.6%) | <0.001 |
| Hospital length of stay, days | 5.5±3.9 | 6.2±5.1 | 0.21 |
| In-hospital death | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
| All-cause hospital readmissions (%) | |||
| At 30 days | 54 (36.2) | 5 (4.6) | <0.001 |
| At 60 days | 57 (38.3) | 7 (6.5) | <0.001 |
| At 90 days | 65 (43.6) | 9 (8.3) | <0.001 |
DNR, Do-Not-Resuscitate; HCP, Healthcare Proxy; MOLST, Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment.