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Type:
Hosp Inpt eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient eCQMs
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Resolution: Answered
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Priority:
Moderate
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Component/s: None
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None
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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.
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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
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If an opioid antagonist was administered during an endoscopy procedure, should patient qualify for the above logic and be excluded from the Numerator?