Table 3.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Primary outcome	Patient population	Description	Ascertainment
SIC documentation	High-risk patients	Measured at patient level as binary outcome, defined by the presence of a documented note within the electronic medical record (EMR) using a standardized SIC template	6-month period following index clinical encounter
Secondary outcomes	Patient population	Description	Ascertainment
SIC documentation	All patients	Measured at patient level as binary outcome, defined as above	6-month period following index clinical encounter
Palliative care referral	High-risk patients	Measured at patient level as binary outcome, defined as encounter with palliative care clinician
Aggressive end-of-life care	High-risk decedents	Measured at patient level as a binary outcome, defined as including any of: - Chemotherapy within 14 days before death - Hospitalization within 30 days before death - Admission to hospice 3 days or less before death