Activity ID
IA_PSPA_22Activity Weighting
HighSubcategory Name
Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
Activity Description
Completion of all the modules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) course "Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids" that reviews the 20 16 "Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain." Note: This activity may be selected once every 4 years, to avoid duplicative information given that some of the modules may change on a year by year basis but over 4 years there would be a reasonable expectation for the set of modules to have undergone substantive change, for the improvement activities performance category score.
Validation
Completion with a passing score of all the modules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) course "Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids" that reviews the 2016 "Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain"
Suggested Documentation
Documented participation in and completion of all Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) course "Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids" that reviews the 2016 "Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain."
NOTE: The CDC continues to develop additional training modules. With this in mind, all modules available at the stated start date of the eligible clinician or group's attestation period must be completed in order to attest to this IA.
Examples of Additional Activities that Qualify for Attestation
Completing these alternate activities can fulfill the requirements of this Improvement Activity; and Notes
Sub-IA-1: Implementation of an opioid stewardship program