DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Moderate Intensity Statin Therapy

Description:
Clinical Focus: The intent of this value set is to incorporate moderate intensity statin medications as defined by the 2013 ACC/AHA guideline.
Data Element Scope: Appropriate for use with data elements in QDM Categories or Attributes represented by medication codes.
Inclusion Criteria: Moderate intensity statin therapy is included in this set of values.
Exclusion Criteria: Any other intensity of statin therapy is excluded.
ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Moderate intensity statin therapy valueset (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1047.98).
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.