Issue with PCA opioids not tracking to the QRDA

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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. In terms of measure intent, Patient Controlled Administration (PCA) is considered by the measure. In the scenario you mention, the Narcan was administered within 12 hours of the Morphine, therefore the patient would be included in the numerator. When the administration event occurred over a time interval, we encourage you to work with your EHR vendor to ensure these patients are included in the numerator for purposes of reporting. Please see below for the logic for Encounter with NonOperating Room Opioid and Antagonist Administration:
       
        from
          "Non Enteral Opioid Antagonist Administration" NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGiven,
          "Opioid Administration" OpioidGiven,
          "Denominator" InpatientHospitalization
          let NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime: Global."NormalizeInterval" ( NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGiven.relevantDatetime, NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGiven.relevantPeriod ),
          OpioidGivenTime: Global."NormalizeInterval" ( OpioidGiven.relevantDatetime, OpioidGiven.relevantPeriod ),
          HospitalPeriod: Global."HospitalizationWithObservation" ( InpatientHospitalization )
          where not exists ( InpatientHospitalization.facilityLocations EncounterLocation
              where EncounterLocation.code ~ "Operating Room/Suite"
                and NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime starts during EncounterLocation.locationPeriod
          )
            and not exists ( InpatientHospitalization.facilityLocations EncounterLocation
                where EncounterLocation.code ~ "Operating Room/Suite"
                  and OpioidGivenTime starts during EncounterLocation.locationPeriod
            )
            and NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime starts during HospitalPeriod
            and OpioidGivenTime starts during HospitalPeriod
            and OpioidGivenTime ends 12 hours or less before start of NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime
          return InpatientHospitalization
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      Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS819v3, Hospital Harm - Opioid-Related Adverse Events. In terms of measure intent, Patient Controlled Administration (PCA) is considered by the measure. In the scenario you mention, the Narcan was administered within 12 hours of the Morphine, therefore the patient would be included in the numerator. When the administration event occurred over a time interval, we encourage you to work with your EHR vendor to ensure these patients are included in the numerator for purposes of reporting. Please see below for the logic for Encounter with NonOperating Room Opioid and Antagonist Administration:     from     "Non Enteral Opioid Antagonist Administration" NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGiven,     "Opioid Administration" OpioidGiven,     "Denominator" InpatientHospitalization     let NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime: Global."NormalizeInterval" ( NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGiven.relevantDatetime, NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGiven.relevantPeriod ),     OpioidGivenTime: Global."NormalizeInterval" ( OpioidGiven.relevantDatetime, OpioidGiven.relevantPeriod ),     HospitalPeriod: Global."HospitalizationWithObservation" ( InpatientHospitalization )     where not exists ( InpatientHospitalization.facilityLocations EncounterLocation         where EncounterLocation.code ~ "Operating Room/Suite"           and NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime starts during EncounterLocation.locationPeriod     )       and not exists ( InpatientHospitalization.facilityLocations EncounterLocation           where EncounterLocation.code ~ "Operating Room/Suite"             and OpioidGivenTime starts during EncounterLocation.locationPeriod       )       and NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime starts during HospitalPeriod       and OpioidGivenTime starts during HospitalPeriod       and OpioidGivenTime ends 12 hours or less before start of NonEnteralOpioidAntagonistGivenTime     return InpatientHospitalization
    • CMS0819v4
    • CMS0819v3
    •  Possible underreporting of patients who are on a PCA opioid pump and receive Narcan but are not triggering as a numerator because of current work- flows.

      PCAs are not scanned each time a patient dispenses the medication. The current workflow of nurses is to scan the medication cartridge upon initial set up/ administration, during shift changes, and as needed when a new cartridge is needed. Here Morphine PCA was scanned 5/1/25 at 11:55 and Narcan was scanned 5/2/25 at 00:17. The Narcan does not then pull to the QRDA elements because it does not read the Morphine PCA as being given within the last 12 hours. But if we look at the Epic Flowsheet documentation, the new syringe was started at 11:55 with 30ml and at 18:48, there were only 14.7ml left. So medication had been administered in that time frame. How are other facilities mapping to these flowsheets, as it just tracks doses given, attempts, cumulative dose etc. and not actual times of administrations?           

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            Jessica A. Gage
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