ecqm.dataelement

Followup Within4 Weeks

Description:

Clinical Focus: This set of values is meant to capture that a follow-up encounter or visit is in place within four weeks of the initial encounter.

Data Element Scope:

Inclusion Criteria: Included are codes addressing that the follow-up was completed anywhere from 1 day to 1 month of the initial finding.

Exclusion Criteria:

ActivityCode constrained to codes in the Followup within 4 weeks valueset (2.16.840.1.113883.3.600.1537).

QDM Datatype: Intervention

Intervention represents a course of action intended to achieve a result in the care of persons with health problems that does not involve direct physical contact with a patient. Examples include patient education and therapeutic communication.

QDM Attributes

ActivityCode.CodeableConcept

Defined in Activity

Value Set

Constrained in FollowupWithin4Weeks

https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113883.3.600.1537/expansion (REQUIRED)