ecqm.dataelement

Low Dose Unfractionated Heparin For Vte Prophylaxis

Description:

Clinical Focus: This set of values contains unfractionated heparin medications with strengths that could reasonably be used for VTE prophylaxis.

Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who are on low-dose unfractionated heparin as VTE prophylaxis. Using the Quality Data Model, this data element maps to the Medication category.

Inclusion Criteria: Injectable products that could reasonably be used to achieve a dose of at least 5000 units when administered subcutaneously.

Exclusion Criteria: Concentrations less than 250 UNT/ML.

ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Low Dose Unfractionated Heparin for VTE Prophylaxis valueset (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1045.39).

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 LowDoseUnfractionatedHeparinForVteProphylaxis

https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1045.39/expansion (REQUIRED)