ecqm.dataelement

Carotid Intervention Performed

Description:

Clinical Focus: This set of values identifies patients who have undergone a carotid artery surgical procedure.

Data Element Scope: Appropriate for use with data elements in QDM Categories or Attributes represented by procedure codes.

Inclusion Criteria: Included are codes that represent carotid intervention surgical procedures.

Exclusion Criteria: Excluded are codes that would not indicate a carotid intervention has been surgically performed.

Subject constrained to the Carotid Intervention

QDM Datatype: ProcedurePerformed

Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document the completion of the procedure indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set. Timing: The Relevant Period addresses: StartTime = the time the procedure begins; StopTime = the time the procedure is completed NOTE: 1) Timing refers to a single instance of a procedure. If a measure seeks to evaluate multiple procedures over a period of time, the measure developer should use CQL logic to represent the query request. 2) The Incision dateTime is a single point in time available from the Operating Room and/or Anesthesia Record.

Used By:

• CMS347v2

Included in Unions:

• HistoryofAscvdDiagnosisorProcedureUnion,
• HistoryofClinicalAscvdProceduresUnion

QDM Attributes

Subject.Statement

Defined in Activity

DataType

Constrained in CarotidInterventionPerformed

CarotidIntervention

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.