ecqm.dataelement

Fecal Occult Blood Test Fobt

Description:

Clinical Focus: This value set contains codes to identify a fecal occult blood test.

Data Element Scope: This value set was intended to identify patients who had a fecal occult blood test.

Inclusion Criteria: Includes codes that tests for occult blood in stool.

Exclusion Criteria: Exclude tests for occult blood in other parts of the body. Exclude order only codes and code that indicate narrative reports.

ObservableCode constrained to codes in the Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) valueset (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.198.12.1011).

QDM Datatype: LaboratoryTest

LaboratoryTLaboratory Test represents a medical procedure that involves testing a sample of blood, urine, or other substance from the body. Tests can help determine a diagnosis, plan treatment, check to see if treatment is working, or monitor the disease over time.14 This QDM data category for Laboratory Test is only used for information about the subject of record.est

QDM Attributes

ObservableCode.CodeableConcept

Defined in Observation

Value Set

Constrained in FecalOccultBloodTestFobt

https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.198.12.1011/expansion (REQUIRED)