Percentage of vulnerable adults treated with an opioid that are offered/prescribed a bowel regimen or documentation of why this was not needed.

Patients from the denominator that are given a bowel regimen or there is documentation as to why this was not needed

Vulnerable adults who are given a prescription for an opioid

Non-hospice outpatients who are already taking an opioid at the time of the study period opioid prescription Patients aged <65 years

None

None

Data Source: Paper Patient Medical Records

The Level Of Analysis is performed at: Clinician (Group/Practice), Clinician (Individual), Facility, Health Plan

Multiple sources: National Quality Forum. (2017). Palliative and End-of-Life Care Off-Cycle Measure Review - Technical Report. Available from: waportal.org/sites/default/files/documents/uw-resources/palliativeoffcyclefinalreport.pdf Partnership for Quality Measurement. (2023). Available from: p4qm.org/measures/1617 Virdun C, Luckett T, Lorenz KA, Phillips J. National quality indicators and policies from 15 countries leading in adult end-of-life care: a systematic environmental scan. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2018 Jun;8(2):145-154. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001432

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NQF Measure #1617 (endorsement removed on 02 August 2022)