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Distinct Opioids for Safe Use of Opioids 2022

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      ​​Thank you for your question. If the patient receives prescriptions for two types of medication, such as Oxycodone 5mg and Oxycodone 10mg, the medications will have two different RXNorm codes and are considered distinct. Two distinct opioids will trigger the numerator. If the patient receives instructions to take two 5mg pills (totaling 10mg of Oxycodone) in the morning, and one 5mg pill at night, the prescriptions would have the same RXNorm code, be considered indistinct, and would not trigger the numerator. Please let us know if that answers your question.
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      ​​Thank you for your question. If the patient receives prescriptions for two types of medication, such as Oxycodone 5mg and Oxycodone 10mg, the medications will have two different RXNorm codes and are considered distinct. Two distinct opioids will trigger the numerator. If the patient receives instructions to take two 5mg pills (totaling 10mg of Oxycodone) in the morning, and one 5mg pill at night, the prescriptions would have the same RXNorm code, be considered indistinct, and would not trigger the numerator. Please let us know if that answers your question.
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      Hi! For the 2022 safe use of opioids eCQM, what qualifies an opioid as a "distinct opioid". Example, if a patient was prescribed Oxycodone 5mg and Oxycodone 10mg at discharge, should they both be qualifying for the numerator? Thank you!

            JLeflore Joelencia Leflore
            helterbrande Emily Helterbrand (Inactive)
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