["Medication, Active": "Androgen deprivation therapy for Urology Care"]

Performance/Reporting Period

2020

Value Set Description from VSAC

Clinical Focus: This value set contains concepts that represent androgen deprivation therapy as identified for urology care.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use the Quality Data Model (QDM) category related to Medication. This data element is to list androgen deprivation therapy for urology care for prostate cancer.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes only relevant concepts associated with androgen deprivation therapy medications.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.

Constrained to codes in the Medication, Active: Androgen deprivation therapy for Urology Care value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1151.48)

QDM Datatype and Definition (QDM Version 5.4)

"Medication, Active"

Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document that the medication indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set is being taken by the patient. Keep in mind that when this datatype is used with timing relationships, the criterion is looking for a medication being taken for the time frame indicated by the timing relationships.

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Timing: The Relevant Period addresses:

startTime - when the medication is first known to be used (generally the time of entry on the medication list),
stopTime - when the medication is discontinued (generally, the time discontinuation is recorded on the medication list)

QDM Attributes

relevantPeriod

Relevant Period addresses the time between the start of an action to the end of an action. Each datatype using relevant period defines specific definitions for the start and stop time for the action listed.