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Abstract

Background:

The number of hospital-based palliative care consultation teams (PCCTs) has increased in Japan, and quality improvement (QI) of PCCTs is an issue. The Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine is building a framework for continuous QI of PCCT activities.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to develop a program to support QI for PCCTs, and to describe the initial experience with the program.

Design:

The report details the development of a self-check program, followed by a one-year follow-up observational survey.

Methods:

We developed a self-check program using the concept of the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle and a multidisciplinary expert panel. A total of 114 PCCTs entered the program in the first year.

Results:

We developed three forms for the CHECK, ACT–PLAN, and DO phases aligned with the PDCA cycle. The forms consisted of 34 items across 8 domains. A total of 83 PCCTs (729 members) returned the CHECK, ACT–PLAN forms, and 41 PCCTs returned the DO forms after one year. Overall, 213 high priority issues were identified in the ACT phase. The issues of many PCCTs were “Sharing goals of care is inadequate within the PCCT (33%)” and “Sharing goals of care is inadequate between patient/family or primary team and the PCCT (28%).” Improvements in identified issues were: “achieved” 23% and “almost achieved” 48% after one year.

Conclusions:

We developed a self-check program to support QI efforts for hospital-based PCCTs. The priority issues among PCCTs and improvement goals with examples were identified. These results will support ongoing efforts to develop a continuous improvement model for QI of PCCTs.

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