Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events Numerator opioid exclusion

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    • Type: Hosp Inpt eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient eCQMs
    • Resolution: Answered
    • Priority: Moderate
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    • Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS819v3, Hospital Harm - Opioid-Related Adverse Events. If the opioid antagonist in your example was administered in the operating room, the patient is not to be included in the numerator population.
    • CMS0819v3

      Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events Numerator opioid exclusion
      )
      and not exists ( InpatientHospitalization.facilityLocations EncounterLocation
      where EncounterLocation.code ~ "Operating Room/Suite"
      and OpioidGivenTime starts during EncounterLocation.locationPeriod
      )
      If an opioid antagonist was administered during an endoscopy procedure, should patient qualify for the above logic and be excluded from the Numerator? 

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            Mathematica EH eCQM Team
            Reporter:
            Becky Crellin
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