Proportion of Patients Separated From Hospital With a Supply or Prescription of Opioid Analgesics Where a Real Time Prescription Monitoring Program or Prescription Shopping Program Was Checked Prior to Separation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of patients who physically departed from the hospital with a supply or prescription of opioid analgesics where a Real Time Prescription Monitoring program or prescription shopping program was checked prior to their departure.
Numerator
Number of patients in the denominator where a real time prescription monitoring program or a prescription shopping program was checked before the patient physically departed from the hospital.
Denominator
Number of patients who physically departed from the hospital with a supply or prescription of opioid analgesics.
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/755550