Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
Measures functional status in palliative care patients to guide prognosis and care planning
- Highest activation tier
- Recommended
- How it is scored
- Scored in code; a detected disagreeing draft value is flagged for correction
- Scoring type
- questionnaire
- Care settings
- Inpatient, Outpatient
When it activates
Scribeable activates a calculator from the encounter. The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) can activate when the transcript or pasted chart context documents any of these:
- Palliative care functional assessment
- Hospice eligibility evaluation
- End-of-life prognosis
Inputs the note needs
1 input. Each is resolved from the transcript, the pasted chart context and charted labs; at this calculator’s tier a missing input is never requested, and a missing required input keeps the score out of the draft.
| Input | Type | Unit / options | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPS score (0-100, multiples of 10) | history |
Scoring
Ambulation, activity/evidence of disease, self-care, intake, consciousness. Score 0-100 in 10-point increments.
Interpretation
70-100: Transitional, stable. 40-60: End of life approaching. 10-30: Final days. 0: Death.
Evidence
Sources carried in Scribeable's citation registry for this calculator; guideline version: Anderson 1996.
- Anderson F et al. Palliative Performance Scale (PPS): a new toolAnderson et al. (PPS) 1996 · 1996 · Victoria Hospice Society · link last verified 2026-03-28
How Scribeable handles it in the note
When an encounter activates the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) (its highest tier is recommended), Scribeable does not ask you for missing inputs. The score is computed in code from whatever inputs resolve from the transcript, the pasted chart context or charted labs; a computed value is written into the draft only when every required input already resolves.
The score is computed in code from the resolved inputs, not recalled by the language model. If the draft states a Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) value that disagrees with the computed one, the disagreement is flagged to the second drafting pass, which is instructed to correct the score and its interpretation before you see the note.
Classified as a staging or classification system: activated strictly, because a wrong stage on the wrong patient is a documentation hazard.
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