ecqm.dataelement

Intracranial Neurosurgery Performed

Description:

Clinical Focus: This grouping of value sets identifies patients who have procedures of intracranial neurosurgery.

Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who have an intracranial neurosurgery procedure. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element will map to the Procedure category.

Inclusion Criteria: Only use codes which represent intracranial neurosurgery.

Exclusion Criteria: None.

Subject constrained to the Intracranial Neurosurgery

QDM Datatype: ProcedurePerformed

Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document the completion of the procedure indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set. Timing: The Relevant Period addresses: StartTime = the time the procedure begins; StopTime = the time the procedure is completed NOTE: 1) Timing refers to a single instance of a procedure. If a measure seeks to evaluate multiple procedures over a period of time, the measure developer should use CQL logic to represent the query request. 2) The Incision dateTime is a single point in time available from the Operating Room and/or Anesthesia Record.

Used By:

• CMS108v7,
• CMS190v7

Included in Unions:

• ScipvteSelectedSurgeryUnion

QDM Attributes

Subject.Statement

Defined in Activity

DataType

Constrained in IntracranialNeurosurgeryPerformed

IntracranialNeurosurgery

Ordinality

The scale in which different procedures are ordered in terms of the qualitative value, as opposed to a ranking performed strictly numerically or quantitatively.