DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Direct Thrombin Inhibitor

Description:
Clinical Focus: This set of values contains codes which identify a select medication-a direct thrombin inhibitor.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who are on a direct thrombin inhibitor. Using the Quality Data Model, this data element maps to the Medication category.
Inclusion Criteria: Only include codes which represent direct thrombin inhibitors. These are RxNorm codes.
Exclusion Criteria: None
ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Direct Thrombin Inhibitor valueset (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.205).
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.