eCQM Title | Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment |
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eCQM Identifier (Measure Authoring Tool) | 137 | eCQM Version Number | 9.3.000 |
NQF Number | Not Applicable | GUID | c3657d72-21b4-4675-820a-86c7fe293bf5 |
Measurement Period | January 1, 20XX through December 31, 20XX | ||
Measure Steward | National Committee for Quality Assurance | ||
Measure Developer | National Committee for Quality Assurance | ||
Endorsed By | None | ||
Description |
Percentage of patients 13 years of age and older with a new episode of alcohol or other drug abuse or (AOD) dependence who received the following. Two rates are reported. a. Percentage of patients who initiated treatment including either an intervention or medication for the treatment of AOD abuse or dependence within 14 days of the diagnosis b. Percentage of patients who engaged in ongoing treatment including two additional interventions or a medication for the treatment of AOD abuse or dependence within 34 days of the initiation visit. For patients who initiated treatment with a medication, at least one of the two engagement events must be a treatment intervention. |
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Copyright |
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Disclaimer |
The performance Measure is not a clinical guideline and does not establish a standard of medical care, and has not been tested for all potential applications. THE MEASURE AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Due to technical limitations, registered trademarks are indicated by (R) or [R] and unregistered trademarks are indicated by (TM) or [TM]. |
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Measure Scoring | Proportion | ||
Measure Type | Process | ||
Stratification |
Report a total score, and each of the following strata: Stratum 1: Patients age 13-17 at the end of the Measurement Period Stratum 2: Patients age >=18 at the end of the Measurement Period |
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Risk Adjustment |
None |
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Rate Aggregation |
None |
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Rationale |
There are more deaths, illnesses and disabilities from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. In 2017, 19.7 million individuals in the U.S. age 12 or older (approximately 8 percent of the population) were classified as having an SUD within the past year (SAMHSA, 2018). Despite the high prevalence of SUD in the U.S., only 20 percent of individuals with SUD receive any substance use treatment and only 13 percent receive treatment in a specialty SUD program (SAMHSA, 2018a). |
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Clinical Recommendation Statement |
American Psychiatric Association (2018) * Patients with alcohol use disorder should have a documented comprehensive and person-centered treatment plan that includes evidence-based nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatments. [1C] * Naltrexone or acamprosate be offered to patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder who have a goal of reducing alcohol consumption or achieving abstinence, prefer pharmacotherapy or have not responded to nonpharmacological treatments alone, and have no contraindications to the use of these medications. [1B] * Disulfiram should be offered to patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder who have a goal of achieving abstinence, prefer disulfiram or are intolerant to or have not responded to naltrexone and acamprosate, are capable of understanding the risks of alcohol consumption while taking disulfiram, and have no contraindications to the use of this medication. [2C] * Topiramate or gabapentin be offered to patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder who have a goal of reducing alcohol consumption or achieving abstinence, prefer topiramate or gabapentin or are intolerant to or have not responded to naltrexone and acamprosate, and have no contraindications to the use of these medications. [2C] American Psychiatric Association (2006) * Because many substance use disorders are chronic, patients usually require long-term treatment, although the intensity and specific components of treatment may vary over time [I rating]. * It is important to intensify the monitoring for substance use during periods when the patient is at a high risk of relapsing, including during the early stages of treatment, times of transition to less intensive levels of care, and the first year after active treatment has ceased [I rating]. * Outpatient treatment of substance use disorders is appropriate for patients whose clinical condition or environmental circumstances do not require a more intensive level of care [I rating]. As in other treatment settings, a comprehensive approach is optimal, using, where indicated, a variety of psychotherapeutic and pharmacological interventions along with behavioral monitoring [I rating ]. * Disulfiram is also recommended for patients with alcohol dependence [II rating]. * Naltrexone, injectable naltrexone, acamprosate, a y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are recommended for patients with alcohol dependence [I rating]. Disulfiram is also recommended for patients with alcohol dependence [II rating]. * Methadone and buprenorphine are recommended for patients with opioid dependence [I rating]. * Naltrexone is an alternative strategy [I rating]. American Society of Addiction Medicine (2015) * Methadone and buprenorphine are recommended for opioid use disorder treatment and withdrawal management. * Naltrexone (oral; extended-release injectable) is recommended for relapse prevention. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (2017) *Patients with substance use disorder or risky substance use: Patient Education and Brief Intervention by PCP or Trained Staff (e.g. RN, MSW) *If diagnosed with substance use disorder or risky substance use, initiate an intervention within 14 days. *Frequent follow-up is helpful to support behavior change; preferably 2 visits within 30 days. *Refer to a substance abuse health specialist, an addiction physician specialist, or a physician experienced in pharmacologic management of addiction. Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (2015) * Offer referral to specialty SUD care for addiction treatment if based on willingness to engage. [B] * For patients with moderate-severe alcohol use disorder, we recommend: Acamprosate, Disulfiram, Naltrexone- oral or extended release, or Topiramate. [A] * Medications should be offered in combined with addiction-focused counseling. offering one or more of the following interventions considering patient preference and provider training/competence: Behavioral Couples Therapy for alcohol use disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for substance use disorders, Community Reinforcement Approach, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, 12-Step Facilitation. [A] * For patients with opioid use disorder we recommend buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone in an Opioid Treatment Program. For patients for whom agonist treatment is contraindicated, unacceptable, unavailable, or discontinued, we recommend extended-release injectable naltrexone. [A] * For patients initiated in an intensive phase of outpatient or residential treatment, recommend ongoing systematic relapse prevention efforts or recovery support, individualized on the basis of treatment response. [A] |
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Improvement Notation |
Higher score indicates better quality |
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Reference |
American Psychiatric Association: Work Group on Substance Use Disorders. (2006). Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders Second Edition. American Psychiatric Association (APA); 2006 Aug. 276 pg. [1789 references]. Retrieved from https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/substanceuse.pdf |
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Reference |
Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium. (2017). Screening, diagnosis, and referral for substance use disorders. Southfield, (MI): Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium. Retrieved from http://www.mqic.org/pdf/mqic_screening_diagnosis_and_referral_for_substance_use_disorders_cpg.pdf |
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Reference |
Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Brandeis University. 2001. Substance Abuse: The Nation's Number One Health Problem. Princeton: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |
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Reference |
Department of Veteran Affairs, Department of Defense. (2015). VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorders. Washington DC: Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense. |
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Reference |
Kampman, K., Jarvis, M. (2015). American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use. Journal of Addiction Medicine; 9(5): 358–367. DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000166. |
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Reference |
Pietras, S., M. Azur, J. Brown. 2015. Review of Medication-Assisted Treatment Guidelines and Measures for Opioid and Alcohol Use. (ASPE). Report prepared by Mathematica Policy Research for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy. https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/205171/MATguidelines.pdf (November 16, 2016) |
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Reference |
Reus, V. et al. (2018). Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 175(1), 86-90. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.1750101 |
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Reference |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 2018a. “Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.” Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHFFR2017/NSDUHFFR2017.htm#sud11 |
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Definition |
The initiation visit is the first visit for alcohol or other drug dependence treatment within 14 days after a diagnosis of alcohol or other drug dependence. Treatment includes inpatient AOD admissions, outpatient visits, intensive outpatient encounters or partial hospitalization. The Intake Period: January 1-November 14 of the measurement year. The Intake Period is used to capture new episodes of Alcohol or Drug Dependence. The November 14 cut-off date ensures that all services can occur before the measurement period ends. |
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Guidance |
The new episode of alcohol and other drug dependence should be the first episode of the measurement period that is not preceded in the 60 days prior by another episode of alcohol or other drug dependence. This eCQM is a patient-based measure. This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center (https://ecqi.healthit.gov/qdm) for more information on the QDM. |
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Transmission Format |
TBD |
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Initial Population |
Patients age 13 years of age and older who were diagnosed with a new episode of alcohol, opioid, or other drug abuse or dependency during a visit between January 1 and November 14 of the measurement period |
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Denominator |
Equals Initial Population |
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Denominator Exclusions |
Exclude patients with a previous active diagnosis of alcohol, opioid or other drug abuse or dependence in the 60 days prior to the first episode of alcohol or drug dependence. Exclude patients whose hospice care overlaps the measurement period. |
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Numerator |
Numerator 1: Initiation of treatment includes either an intervention or medication for the treatment of AOD abuse or dependence within 14 days of the diagnosis. Numerator 2: Engagement in ongoing treatment includes two additional interventions or a medication for the treatment of AOD abuse or dependence within 34 days of the initiation visit. For patients who initiated treatment with a medication, at least one of the two engagement events must be a treatment intervention (i.e., engagement for these members cannot be satisfied with medication treatment alone). |
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Numerator Exclusions |
Not Applicable |
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Denominator Exceptions |
None |
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Supplemental Data Elements |
For every patient evaluated by this measure also identify payer, race, ethnicity and sex |
exists ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, start of "Measurement Period" ) >= 13 and "First Dependence Diagnosis During Measurement Period" is not null
"Initial Population"
Hospice."Has Hospice" or exists "Prior Diagnosis of Dependence"
exists "Dependence Treatment Intervention Initiated" or exists "Treatment Initiation With Medication Order"
None
None
exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, end of "Measurement Period" ) in Interval[13, 17] )
exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, end of "Measurement Period" ) >= 18 )
exists ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, start of "Measurement Period" ) >= 13 and "First Dependence Diagnosis During Measurement Period" is not null
"Initial Population"
Hospice."Has Hospice" or exists "Prior Diagnosis of Dependence"
"Has Dependence Treatment Intervention Continued" or exists ( "Treatment with Single Medication Order During Measurement Period" ContinuedTreatment with "Dependence Treatment Intervention Initiated" InitiatedMedicationTreatment such that ContinuedTreatment.authorDatetime 34 days or less after start of InitiatedMedicationTreatment.relevantPeriod ) or "Has Treatment Initiation With Medication and Continuation of Treatment with Encounters" or ( exists "Continuation of Treatment Event" and exists ( "Treatment with Single Medication Order During Measurement Period" ContinuedTreatment with ( "Treatment Initiation With Medication Order" ) InitiatedTreatment such that ContinuedTreatment.authorDatetime 34 days or less after start of InitiatedTreatment.relevantPeriod ) )
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None
exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, end of "Measurement Period" ) in Interval[13, 17] )
exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, end of "Measurement Period" ) >= 18 )
( ["Intervention, Performed": "Alcohol and Drug Dependence Treatment"] union ["Intervention, Performed": "Psych Visit - Psychotherapy"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Telehealth Services"] ) ContinuedTreatment with ( "Treatment Initiation With Medication Order" ) TreatmentEvent such that ContinuedTreatment.relevantPeriod starts 34 days or less after start of TreatmentEvent.relevantPeriod
"Initial Population"
Hospice."Has Hospice" or exists "Prior Diagnosis of Dependence"
( ( ["Intervention, Performed": "Alcohol and Drug Dependence Treatment"] union ["Intervention, Performed": "Psych Visit - Psychotherapy"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Telehealth Services"] ) TreatmentInitiatedWithIntervention with ( "First Dependence Diagnosis During Measurement Period" ) FirstDiagnosed such that TreatmentInitiatedWithIntervention.relevantPeriod starts 14 days or less after day of start of FirstDiagnosed.prevalencePeriod )
First(["Diagnosis": "Alcohol and Drug Dependence"] InitialDependenceDiagnosis with("Qualifying Encounters")ValidEncounter such that InitialDependenceDiagnosis.prevalencePeriod starts during ValidEncounter.relevantPeriod and InitialDependenceDiagnosis.prevalencePeriod starts 48 days or more before day of end of "Measurement Period" sort by start of prevalencePeriod )
Count((["Intervention, Performed": "Alcohol and Drug Dependence Treatment"] union ["Intervention, Performed": "Psych Visit - Psychotherapy"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Telehealth Services"])ContinuedTreatment with("Dependence Treatment Intervention Initiated")InitiatedTreatment such that ContinuedTreatment.relevantPeriod starts 34 days or less after start of InitiatedTreatment.relevantPeriod )>= 2
Count((["Intervention, Performed": "Alcohol and Drug Dependence Treatment"] union ["Intervention, Performed": "Psych Visit - Psychotherapy"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Telehealth Services"])ContinuedTreatment with("Treatment Initiation With Medication Order")InitiatedTreatment such that ContinuedTreatment.relevantPeriod starts 34 days or less after start of InitiatedTreatment.relevantPeriod )>= 2
exists ( ["Encounter, Performed": "Encounter Inpatient"] DischargeHospice where ( DischargeHospice.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure)" or DischargeHospice.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure)" ) and DischargeHospice.relevantPeriod ends during "Measurement Period" ) or exists ( ["Intervention, Order": "Hospice care ambulatory"] HospiceOrder where HospiceOrder.authorDatetime during "Measurement Period" ) or exists ( ["Intervention, Performed": "Hospice care ambulatory"] HospicePerformed where HospicePerformed.relevantPeriod overlaps "Measurement Period" )
exists ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, start of "Measurement Period" ) >= 13 and "First Dependence Diagnosis During Measurement Period" is not null
exists "Dependence Treatment Intervention Initiated" or exists "Treatment Initiation With Medication Order"
"Has Dependence Treatment Intervention Continued" or exists ( "Treatment with Single Medication Order During Measurement Period" ContinuedTreatment with "Dependence Treatment Intervention Initiated" InitiatedMedicationTreatment such that ContinuedTreatment.authorDatetime 34 days or less after start of InitiatedMedicationTreatment.relevantPeriod ) or "Has Treatment Initiation With Medication and Continuation of Treatment with Encounters" or ( exists "Continuation of Treatment Event" and exists ( "Treatment with Single Medication Order During Measurement Period" ContinuedTreatment with ( "Treatment Initiation With Medication Order" ) InitiatedTreatment such that ContinuedTreatment.authorDatetime 34 days or less after start of InitiatedTreatment.relevantPeriod ) )
["Diagnosis": "Alcohol and Drug Dependence"] PriorDependenceDiagnosis with ( "First Dependence Diagnosis During Measurement Period" ) FirstDiagnosed such that PriorDependenceDiagnosis.prevalencePeriod starts 60 days or less before start of FirstDiagnosed.prevalencePeriod
( ["Encounter, Performed": "Office Visit"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Emergency Department Visit"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Detoxification Visit"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Hospital Observation Care - Initial"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Hospital Inpatient Visit - Initial"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Discharge Services - Hospital Inpatient Same Day Discharge"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Discharge Services - Hospital Inpatient"] union ["Encounter, Performed": "Telehealth Services"] ) ValidEncounters where ValidEncounters.relevantPeriod during "Measurement Period"
["Patient Characteristic Ethnicity": "Ethnicity"]
["Patient Characteristic Payer": "Payer"]
["Patient Characteristic Race": "Race"]
["Patient Characteristic Sex": "ONC Administrative Sex"]
exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, end of "Measurement Period" ) in Interval[13, 17] )
exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, end of "Measurement Period" ) >= 18 )
( ( ["Medication, Order": "Opiate Antagonists"] ) TreatmentInitiatedWithMedication with ( "First Dependence Diagnosis During Measurement Period" ) FirstDiagnosed such that start of TreatmentInitiatedWithMedication.relevantPeriod 14 days or less on or after day of start of FirstDiagnosed.prevalencePeriod )
["Medication, Order": "Opiate Antagonists"] MedicationOrderOpiate where MedicationOrderOpiate.authorDatetime during "Measurement Period"
years between ToDate(BirthDateTime)and ToDate(AsOf)
DateTime(year from Value, month from Value, day from Value, 0, 0, 0, 0, timezoneoffset from Value)
["Patient Characteristic Ethnicity": "Ethnicity"]
["Patient Characteristic Payer": "Payer"]
["Patient Characteristic Race": "Race"]
["Patient Characteristic Sex": "ONC Administrative Sex"]
Measure Set |
None |
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