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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Percentage of non-palliative care patients newly prescribed an opioid - NPLC/AHAC
Alternate Name
Percentage of non-palliative care patients newly prescribed an opioid - NPLC/AHAC
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the percentage of non-palliative patients newly prescribed an opioid by a provider in your organization 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
New opioid prescriptions are defined using a 6-month washout period i.e., no opioid  prescription dispensed within 6 months of the first opioid prescription dispensed
in the reporting period.

Exclusions:

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

For reference when building your EMR query, 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/clients

For reference when building your EMR query, see Appendix C in the MyPractice Primary Care Report Technical Appendix for classification and codes to improve alignment between the indicators measured by different model types.

Data Source
Local data collection
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
Dispensed prescriptions don’t always reflect actual use.
Comments Detailed
This indicator is a priority indicator for QIP 2020/21. Current performance reporting period is your most recent data point or end of calendar year.
 
TAGS
Sector
Primary Care
Type
Process
Topic
Drugs/Drug Administration
Dimension
Safe
Source
Local data collection
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
20/12/2019 16:36:00