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Safe Use of Opioids Prescribing

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    • Sharon Filsinger
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      ​​​Thank you for your question on CMS506v7, Safe Use of Opioids--Concurrent Prescribing. This measure looks at the “Proportion of inpatient hospitalizations for patients 18 years of age and older prescribed, or continued on, two or more opioids or an opioid and benzodiazepine concurrently at discharge.” This measure does not distinguish between different medication scheduling or frequencies. Since, the patient in your example was prescribed two opioids at discharge they would fall into the numerator regardless of the instructions.
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      ​​​Thank you for your question on CMS506v7, Safe Use of Opioids--Concurrent Prescribing. This measure looks at the “Proportion of inpatient hospitalizations for patients 18 years of age and older prescribed, or continued on, two or more opioids or an opioid and benzodiazepine concurrently at discharge.” This measure does not distinguish between different medication scheduling or frequencies. Since, the patient in your example was prescribed two opioids at discharge they would fall into the numerator regardless of the instructions.
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    • Opioid or benzodiazepine on hold at discharge

      At discharge, a patient has an order for an opioid and benzodiazepine, but the physician puts the benzodiazepine on hold at discharge and instructs the patient to restart as directed by physician. Does this still count at concurrent prescribing since the benzodiazepine was not discontinued?

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            sfilsinger Sharon Filsinger
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