Proportion of inpatient hospitalizations for patients 65 years of age and older who receive an order for antipsychotic medication therapy.
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Numerator
Inpatient hospitalizations for patients who received an order for an antipsychotic medication during the inpatient encounter.
Denominator
Non-psychiatric inpatient hospitalizations for patients who are 65 and older.
Exclusions
Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, Tourette´s syndrome, bipolar disorder, Huntington´s disease during the encounter.
Inpatient hospitalizations for patients who were taking antipsychotics prior to admission.
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