ecqm.unions

Denominator Exclusions3 Union

Description:

Based On: Union24

Used By:

• CMS108v7

QDM Attributes

ComfortMeasuresOrder

Clinical Focus: This set of values contains care regimes used to define comfort measure care.

Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients receiving comfort measures care. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element would map to the Intervention category.

Inclusion Criteria: Include SNOMEDCT regime and therapy codes for comfort measures, terminal care, dying care, and hospice care.

Exclusion Criteria: None.

Subject constrained to the Comfort Measures

InterventionOrder: Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document a request to perform the intervention indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set. Timing: The time the order is signed; Author dateTime

DataType

Cardinality

ComfortMeasuresOrder

0..*

ComfortMeasuresPerformed

Clinical Focus: This set of values contains care regimes used to define comfort measure care.

Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify patients receiving comfort measures care. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element would map to the Intervention category.

Inclusion Criteria: Include SNOMEDCT regime and therapy codes for comfort measures, terminal care, dying care, and hospice care.

Exclusion Criteria: None.

Subject constrained to the Comfort Measures

InterventionPerformed: Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document the completion of the intervention indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set. Timing: The Relevant Period addresses: startTime – The time the intervention begins stopTime – The time the intervention ends NOTE - timing refers to a single instance of an intervention. If a measure seeks to evaluate multiple interventions over a period of time, the measure developer should use CQL logic to represent the query request.

DataType

Cardinality

ComfortMeasuresPerformed

0..*