newly-dispensed-opioid-CHC-FHT - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of non-palliative care patients newly dispensed an opioid - CHC/FHT

Alternate Name

Percentage of non-palliative care patients newly dispensed an opioid - CHC/FHT

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Percentage of non-palliative patients newly dispensed an opioid prescribed by any provider in the health care system within a 6-month reporting period.

Indicator Status

Active

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Safe

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

Numerator / Denominator x 100%

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Exclusion:

OAT, cough and antidiarrheal opioid medications were not included in the opioid definition.

See Table A in the MyPractice Primary Care Report Technical Appendix for a complete list of opioid medications.

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Exclusions:

Patients younger than one year of age.
Palliative care patients identified from hospital and physician billing claims data.

See Appendix C in the MyPractice Primary Care Report Technical Appendix for classification and billing codes.

Data Source

Client Agency Program Data (CAPE), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Registered Persons Database (RPDB)

Data provided to HQO by

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

Dispensed prescriptions don’t always reflect actual use.

Comments Detailed

This is a QIP priority indicator for 2020/21. The QIP current performance reporting period: Data point: March 31, 2019.