DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Oxytocin

Description:
Clinical Focus: This set of values contains medications that represent Oxytocin.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify medications that represent Oxytocin. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element will map to the 'Medication' category.
Inclusion Criteria: Include RxNorm codes that identify medications that represent Oxytocin as a single ingredient, administered in an injectable form.
Exclusion Criteria: Exclude drugs that have multiple ingredients. In addition, drugs with dose forms not consistent with injectable administration should not be included. The codes should be limited to those which are for human use and which are able to be prescribed in the US.
ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Oxytocin valueset (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1045.55).
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.