ecqm.dataelement

Thrombolytic T Pa Therapy

Description:

Clinical Focus: This set of values contains medications that are prescribed for Thrombolytic (t-PA) Therapy for treatment of ischemic stroke.

Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients who are administered appropriate Thrombolytic (t-PA) Therapy for stroke. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element would map to the 'Medication' category.

Inclusion Criteria: Include RxNorm thombolytic medications appropriate for stroke treatment consistent with administration by IV route.

Exclusion Criteria: None.

ObjectTypeCode constrained to codes in the Thrombolytic (t-PA) Therapy valueset (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.226).

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 ThrombolyticTPaTherapy

https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.226/expansion (REQUIRED)