ecqm.dataelement

Fibrinolytic Therapy

Description:

Clinical Focus: This set of values contains medications that are prescribed for Fibrinolytic therapy in patients with an episode of acute myocardial infarction.

Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who are prescribed fibrinolytic therapy during an episode of acute myocardial infarction. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element would map to the Medication, Administered data type.

Inclusion Criteria: Include generic and prescribable fibrinolytic agents. Injectable dose forms should be included. Single ingredient.

Exclusion Criteria: None.

ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Fibrinolytic Therapy valueset (2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.736).

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.

QDM Attributes

ObjectTypeCode.CodeableConcept

Defined in ObjectPresentOrAbsent

Value Set

Constrained in FibrinolyticTherapy

https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.736/expansion (REQUIRED)