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Use of Antipsychotics in Older Adults in the Inpatient Hospital Setting

CBE ID
3539e
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Fall 2025
1.3 Measure Description

Proportion of inpatient hospitalizations for patients 65 years of age and older who receive an order for antipsychotic medication therapy.

        • 1.5 Measure Type
          1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
          1.8 Level Of Analysis
        • 1.14 Numerator

          Inpatient hospitalizations for patients who received an order for an antipsychotic medication during the inpatient encounter.

        • 1.15 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.

        • 1.13a Data dictionary not attached
          No
        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Endorsed Behavioral Health and Substance Use Fall Cycle 2019
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
        • Steward
          Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
          Steward Organization POC Email
          Steward Organization Copyright

          Limited proprietary coding is contained in the Measure specifications for user convenience. Users of proprietary code sets should obtain all necessary licenses from the owners of the code sets.

          CPT(R) contained in the Measure specifications is copyright 2004-2016 American Medical Association. LOINC(R) copyright 2004-2016 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2016 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation. ICD-10 copyright 2016 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved.

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