Drug Regimen Review Conducted With Follow-Up for Identified Issues - Post-Acute Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patient/resident stays in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the time of admission and timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that stay.
Numerator
Total number of patient stays in the denominator meeting each of the following two criteria: 1) The facility conducted a drug regimen review on admission and: a) No potential or actual clinically significant medication issues were found during the review; or b) Potential or actual clinically significant medication issues were found during the review and a physician (or physician designee) was contacted and prescribed/recommended actions were completed by midnight of the next calendar day; or c) The patient was not taking any medications. 2) Appropriate follow-up occurred each time a potential or actual clinically significant medication issue was identified during the stay; or no potential or actual clinically significant medication issues were identified since admission or patient was not taking any medications.
Denominator
Any patient stays (Medicare Part A or Medicare Advantage) during the reporting period.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data collected using Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) and submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Quality Reporting Program (CMS, and providers) CMS Care Compare - Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and Provider Data Catalogue (CMS, providers and publicly reported).
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureView/?variantId=1990§ionNumber=1 www.cms.gov/files/document/irf-qm-calculations-and-reporting-users-manual-v50.pdf www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/IRF-Quality-Reporting/Downloads/Measure-Specifications-for-FY17-IRF-QRP-Final-Rule.pdf