["Medication, Discharge": "Anticoagulant Therapy"]
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 prescribed anticoagulant therapy at discharge following acute ischemic stroke.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes only relevant concepts associated with oral and injectable drug forms. Includes only relevant concepts associated with warfarin, heparins and direct thrombin inhibitors.
Exclusion Criteria: Excludes codes for enoxaparin and heparin generally given for VTE prophylaxis.
Constrained to codes in the Medication, Discharge: Anticoagulant Therapy value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.200)
"Medication, Discharge"
Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document that the medications indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set should be taken by or given to the patient after being discharged from an inpatient encounter.
Timing: The time the discharge medication list on the discharge instruction form is authored.