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Safe use of Opioids eCQM CMS506v4

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      ​​Thank you for your question on CMS506, Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing. ​Only patients discharged to other acute inpatient facilities, as defined in the value set "Discharge To Acute Care Facility" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.87), are excluded. This value set includes community hospitals, tertiary referral hospitals, and acute care hospitals. Patients transferred to a skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation facility, or LTAC hospital are not excluded.
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      ​​Thank you for your question on CMS506, Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing. ​Only patients discharged to other acute inpatient facilities, as defined in the value set "Discharge To Acute Care Facility" (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.87), are excluded. This value set includes community hospitals, tertiary referral hospitals, and acute care hospitals. Patients transferred to a skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation facility, or LTAC hospital are not excluded.
    • CMS0506v4
    • affects if should be in numerator

      What type of facility qualifys as Inpatient on the measure.? Does SNF or inpatient rehab caause the case to be excluded or is it just an inpatient hospital? 

            JLeflore Joelencia Leflore
            jhuff@wisehealthsystem.com Janet Huff (Inactive)
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