Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Resources
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of adults of at least 18 years of age with pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder (OUD) who have at least 180 days of continuous treatment.
Numerator
New OUD pharmacotherapy events with OUD pharmacotherapy for 180 or more days without a gap in treatment of 8 or more consecutive days.
Denominator
Eligible population.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Not applicable
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder (POD). Last updated 14.03.2023. Accessed 8.04.2024 cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureView?variantId=12650§ionNumber=1
Technical Specifications
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Measures Inventory Tool (cms.gov)
Exclusion, Risk adjustment, description: p4qm.org/measures/3175
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025