“NQF’s recent endorsement of 11 quality measures of patient safety includes three measures developed by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) to address the use of opioids at high dosage or from multiple providers, with appropriate exclusions, including cancer patients. These are the first NQF-endorsed measures intended to address the nation’s devastating—and growing—opioid epidemic. Each was thoughtfully considered and, ultimately, recommended for endorsement by NQF’s Patient Safety Standing Committee…”
NQF Statement on Endorsement of Opioid Patient Safety Measures
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