DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Atrial Fibrillation Flutter Diagnoses

Description:
Clinical Focus: This grouping value set contains diagnoses used to identify patients with a history of atrial fibrillation/flutter or a current finding of atrial fibrillation/flutter.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation or flutter. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element would map to the Diagnosis category or the Diagnosis attribute for the Encounter category.
Inclusion Criteria: Include codes that identify patients with a history of atrial fibrillation/flutter or a current finding of atrial fibrillation/flutter. This is a grouping of ICD10CM, ICD9CM and SNOMEDCT codes.
Exclusion Criteria: None.
Based On: Diagnoses

Coded diagnoses/problems addressed during the encounter. The diagnoses attribute is intended to capture ALL diagnoses, including principal diagnosis. Use of the Encounter, Performed: diagnoses attribute and the Diagnosis datatype is redundant for relating the diagnosis to the Encounter, Performed. The Encounter, Performed: diagnoses syntax is preferred. Referencing the same diagnosis using Encounter, Performed (diagnoses attribute) and Diagnosis (datatype) should only occur if the measure must define a specified length of a prevalence period, e.g., The measure must assure that the diagnoseis have been present for at least some defined time period before the encounter, and were addressed during the Encounter

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