ecqm.dataelement

Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Urology Care Active

Description:

Clinical Focus: Androgen deprivation therapy as identified for UrologyCare

Data Element Scope: This data element is to list androgen deprivation therapy for urology care for prostate cancer.

Inclusion Criteria: Androgen deprivation therapy medications

Exclusion Criteria: Medications that are not androgen deprivation therapy

Subject constrained to the Androgen deprivation therapy for Urology Care

QDM Datatype: MedicationActive

Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document that the medication indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set is being taken by the patient. Keep in mind that when this datatype is used with timing relationships, the criterion is looking for a medication being taken for the time frame indicated by the timing relationships. Timing: The Relevant Period addresses: StartTime = when the medication is first known to be used (generally the time of entry on the medication list); StopTime = when the medication is discontinued (generally, the time discontinuation is recorded on the medication list)

Used By:

• CMS645v2

QDM Attributes

Subject.Statement

Defined in Activity

DataType

Constrained in AndrogenDeprivationTherapyForUrologyCareActive

AndrogenDeprivationTherapyForUrologyCare

RelevantPeriod

Relevant Period addresses the time between the start of an action to the end of an action. Each datatype using relevant period defines specific definitions for the start and stop time for the action listed.