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cause

A QDM attribute provides specific detail about a QDM datatype.

Performance/Reporting Period
2021
QDM Definition (QDM Version 5.5 Guidance Update):

The recorded cause of death.

Note: Previous versions of the QDM referred to this attribute as reason.

Used By:
"Patient Characteristic, Expired"
Last Updated: Jul 08, 2021

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