Evidence of a Locally Approved Policy to Support the Transfer of Care of Patients Who Separate From Hospital With a Supply or Prescription of Opioid Analgesics
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Evidence of a locally approved policy to support the transfer of care of patients who leave the hospital with a supply or prescription of opioid analgesics. Planning for appropriate analgesic use at the transfer of care begins when a patient is started on an opioid analgesic, according to an agreed opioid analgesic weaning and cessation protocol.
Numerator
Yes/No A healthcare setting that has documented evidence of a locally approved policy that is implemented should record 'Yes.' Otherwise, the healthcare setting should record 'No.'
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Intended to support health service organisations to monitor how well they are implementing the care recommended in this clinical care standard. Some data can be sourced from existing routine collections including local administrative data collections. Other data will need to be collected through prospective collections or retrospective medical record audits.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Indicators are intended to support local quality improvement activities
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Clinical care standard indicators: Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain - Acute care edition meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/755544 meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/755572