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Opioid measure reportingSafe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing
Social Drivers of Health (SDOH)
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Safe Use of Opioids – Concurrent Prescribing |
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| title | 7.1: Is the safe use of opioid measure voluntary? |
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For Joint Commission reporting purposes applicable to CY2024, the “Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing” measure is a required measure for Large Acute Care Hospitals. It remains optional for Small and Critical Access Hospitals. |
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| title | 7.4: Where can we find the specifications for the eCQM Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing? |
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CMS eCQM specifications can be found on the CMS eCQI Resource Center website. The direct link to the Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Use measure is below
https://ecqi.healthit.gov/ecqm/eh/2021/cms506v3 |
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Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) |
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| title | 7.5: Are the SDOH measures voluntary? |
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For Joint Commission reporting purposes applicable to CY2024, Screening for Social Drivers of Health (SDOH-1) and Screen Positive Rate for Social Drivers of Health (SDOH-2)” are optional measures. Organizations may choose to submit neither, one, or both |
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| title | 7.6: How many quarters are submitted for SDOH measures? |
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All four quarters of the SDOH measures must be submitted. |
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| title | 7.7: How are the SDOH measures submitted? |
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The SDOH measures are chart-abstracted measures: The SDOH measures are submitted annually in alignment with the 4Q CAM submission deadline. SDOH data entry will open on 1/1/2025 along with December data entry. SDOH data entry will close on 3/31/2025 along with 4Q2024.
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| title | 7.8: Where can we find the specifications for the SDOH measures? |
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CMS chart-abstracted measure specifications can be found on the CMS Quality Net website. The direct link to the Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Use measure is below https://qualitynet.cms.gov/inpatient/iqr/measures#tab2 |
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