Measure Description
Percentage of Opioid Poisoning or Overdose Patients Presenting to An Acute Care Facility Who Were Prescribed Naloxone at Discharge
Denominator
- Any patient evaluated by the Eligible Professional (E/M Codes 99217, 99234-99236, 99238-99239, 99281-99285, 99291-99292) PLUS
- Diagnosis of opioid poisoning from heroin, methadone, morphine, opium, codeine, hydrocodone, or another opioid substance
- ICD-10: T40.0X1A, T40.0X1D, T40.0X1S, T40.0X2A, T40.0X2D, T40.0X2S, T40.0X3A, T40.0X3D, T40.0X3S, T40.0X4A, T40.0X4D, T40.0X4S, T40.1X1A, T40.1X1D, T40.1X1S, T40.1X2A, T40.1X2D, T40.1X2S, T40.1X3A, T40.1X3D, T40.1X3S, T40.1X4A, T40.1X4D, T40.1X4S, T40.2X1A, T40.2X1D, T40.2X1S, T40.2X2A, T40.2X2D, T40.2X2S, T40.2X3A, T40.2X3D, T40.2X3S, T40.2X4A, T40.2X4D, T40.2X4S, T40.3X1A, T40.3X1D, T40.3X1S, T40.3X2A, T40.3X2D, T40.3X2S, T40.3X3A, T40.3X3D, T40.3X3S, T40.3X4A, T40.3X4D, T40.3X4S, T40.411A, T40.411D, T40.411S, T40.412A, T40.412D, T40.412S, T40.413A, T40.413D, T40.413S, T40.414A, T40.414D, T40.414S, T40.421A, T40.421D, T40.421S, T40.422A, T40.422D, T40.422S, T40.423A, T40.423D, T40.423S, T40.424A, T40.424D, T40.424S, T40.491A, T40.491D, T40.491S, T40.492A, T40.492D, T40.492S, T40.493A, T40.493D, T40.493S, T40.494A, T40.494D, T40.494S, T40.601A, T40.601D, T40.601S, T40.602A, T40.602D, T40.602S, T40.603A, T40.603D, T40.603S, T40.604A, T40.604D, T40.604S, T40.691A, T40.691D, T40.691S, T40.692A, T40.692D, T40.692S, T40.693A, T40.693D, T40.693S, T40.694A, T40.694D, T40.694S
- Transferred, eloped or AMA patients are excluded (V0700)
Numerator
Patients Who Were Prescribed Naloxone AND Educated About Utilization at Discharge
- Performance Met (VE269): Naloxone was prescribed at discharge AND patient was educated about use
- Medical Performance Exclusion (Denominator Exception) (VE270): Naloxone was not prescribed at discharge due to medical reasons such as allergy
- Performance Not Met (VE271): Naloxone medication was not prescribed at discharge OR patient was not educated about use
Numerator Exclusions
None
NQF ID Number
N/A
NQS Domain
Effective Clinical Care
High Priority Measure
Yes
Includes Telehealth?
Yes
Inverse Measure
No
Proportional Measure
Yes
Continuous Variable Measure
No
Ratio Measure
No
Number of performance rates to be calculated and submitted
1
Risk-Adjusted Status?
No
Meaningful Measure
Prevention and Treatment of Opioid and Substance Use Disorders
Measure Type
Process
Care Settings
Multiple Care Settings