["Medication, Administered": "Low Dose Unfractionated Heparin for VTE Prophylaxis"]
Data Element Scope: This value set may use the Quality Data Model (QDM) category related to Medication. The intent of this data element is to identify patients who are on low-dose unfractionated heparin as VTE prophylaxis.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes only relevant concepts associated with injectable products that could reasonably be used to achieve a dose of at least 5000 units when administered subcutaneously.
Exclusion Criteria: Excludes concentrations less than 250 units/mL.
Constrained to codes in the Medication, Administered: Low Dose Unfractionated Heparin for VTE Prophylaxis value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1045.39)
"Medication, Administered"
Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document that the medication indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set was actually administered to the patient.
Timing: The Relevant Period addresses:
- startTime - when a single medication administration event starts (e.g., the initiation of an intravenous infusion, or administering a pill or IM injection to a patient),
- stopTime - when a single medication administration event ends (e.g., the end time of the intravenous infusion, or the administration of a pill or IM injection is completed - for pills and IM injections, the start and stop times are the same)
NOTE – Measure developers should address multiple administrations over a period of time using CQL logic.