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Discharge Disposition when patient discharged to "Recuperative Care"

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    • Tyler White
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    • Olive View Medical Center
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      Thank you for your question regarding CMS506v6 Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing. We are unable to advise on whether “Other Type of Healthcare Facility” is the correct label for recuperative care. Per the specification, the following discharge dispositions are excluded from the measure’s denominator: "Discharge To Acute Care Facility," "Hospice Care Referral or Admission," and "Patient Expired." “Other Type of Healthcare Facility" is not included as a denominator exclusion. Please consult your electronic health record (EHR) vendor to ensure that patients receiving recuperative care are not incorrectly mapped to one of the measure’s denominator exclusions.
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      Thank you for your question regarding CMS506v6 Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing. We are unable to advise on whether “Other Type of Healthcare Facility” is the correct label for recuperative care. Per the specification, the following discharge dispositions are excluded from the measure’s denominator: "Discharge To Acute Care Facility," "Hospice Care Referral or Admission," and "Patient Expired." “Other Type of Healthcare Facility" is not included as a denominator exclusion. Please consult your electronic health record (EHR) vendor to ensure that patients receiving recuperative care are not incorrectly mapped to one of the measure’s denominator exclusions.
    • CMS0506v6
    • May be excluding cases from the denominator of the measure that should be included.

      Many patients are being discharged to "recuperative care," and the Discharge Disposition labels these discharges as "Other Type of Healthcare Facility." Is this the correct label for recuperative care, or should the Discharge Disposition be to "Home"? I am worried patients who should be included in the population are being excluded. 

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            e645186 Tyler White
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