Use of Opioids at High Dosage (HDO)
HEDIS Measure
Use of Opioids at High Dosage (HDO)
Line of business: Commercial Medicaid Medicare
Data Collection Method: Administrative
Measure Description
The proportion of members 18 years of age and older who received prescription opioids at a high dosage (average morphine milligram equivalent dose [MME] ≥90) for ≥ 15 days during the measurement year.
*Inverted Measure
Numerator Compliance
Members whose average MME was ≥90 during the treatment period.
Best Practices
- Reference the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/rr6501e1.htm