DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Aromatase Inhibitors

Description:
Clinical Focus: This value set identifies patients who were prescribed a aromatase inhibitor.
Data Element Scope: This value set was intended to map to the QDM data type of Medication, but has the potential to be used in additional ways.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes both steroidal and non-steroidal inhibitors. Includes non-selective and selective inhibitors.
Exclusion Criteria: Excludes selective inhibitors vorozole, formestane, and fadrozole.
ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Aromatase Inhibitors valueset (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.196.12.1265).
QDM Datatype: Medication

Medication represents clinical drugs or chemical substances intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease. Medications are defined as direct referenced values or value sets containing values derived from code systems such as RxNorm.