ecqm.dataelement

Falls Screening Performed

Description:

Clinical Focus: This value set contains codes to identify a falls screening tool.

Data Element Scope: This value set was intended to identify patients who were assessed using a Falls Screening tool.

Inclusion Criteria: Includes codes that indicate the patient was asked about falls.

Exclusion Criteria: Excludes questions about children falling, falling in an inpatient setting, and information about falls that would be on a care plan.

Subject constrained to the Falls Screening

QDM Datatype: AssessmentPerformed

Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document completion of the assessment indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set. Timing: The time the assessment is completed; Author dateTime.

Used By:

• CMS139v7

QDM Attributes

Subject.Statement

Defined in Activity

DataType

Constrained in FallsScreeningPerformed

FallsScreening

AuthorDatetime

The time the data element was entered into the clinical software. Note, some datatypes include both Relevant Time and Author dateTime attributes. The purpose is to accommodate Author dateTime if the actual start and stop times are not available when evaluating for feasibility, and also to allow specification of a time for Negation Rationale.