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Safe Use of Opioids

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      Thank you for your question regarding CMS 506v5: Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing. In order to qualify for the denominator, the patient must have at least one opioid or benzodiazepine at discharge and to qualify for the numerator, the patient must have two or more opioids or an opioid and benzodiazepine at discharge. Based on the information provided, this patient would not qualify for the denominator or numerator because they did not have an opioid at discharge.
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      Thank you for your question regarding CMS 506v5: Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing. In order to qualify for the denominator, the patient must have at least one opioid or benzodiazepine at discharge and to qualify for the numerator, the patient must have two or more opioids or an opioid and benzodiazepine at discharge. Based on the information provided, this patient would not qualify for the denominator or numerator because they did not have an opioid at discharge.
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    • Patients are are showing up in the numerator despite the mapped medications not showing up in their discharge med reconciliation.

      I had a patient who was expected to be discharged on 1/11/23, so surgery sent in a prescription to his pharmacy for hydrocodone-acetaminophen to start on 1/11/23 and to end on 1/16/23.  The patient ended up not being discharged until 1/20/23.  The medication was not listed on his discharge med reconciliation, but it is mapping to the report.  Since he was not actually discharged with this medication, should it be showing on the report?

            JLeflore Mathematica EH eCQM Team
            adani65 Ashley Daniel
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