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Patients Treated with an Opioid who are Given a Bowel Regimen

CBE ID
1617
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of vulnerable adults treated with an opioid that are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 Numerator

      Patients from the denominator that are given a bowel regimen or there is documentation as to why this was not needed

      1.15 Denominator

      Vulnerable adults who are given a prescription for an opioid

      Exclusions

      Non-hospice outpatients who are already taking an opioid at the time of the study period opioid prescription

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Palliative Care and End-of-Life Project 2015-2016
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      RAND Corporation
      Steward POC email
      nwenger@mednet.ucla.edu
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