| Measure Information | 2021 Performance Period |
|---|---|
| CMS eCQM ID | CMS68v10 |
| NQF Number | 0419e |
| MIPS Quality ID | 130 |
| Description |
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
| Initial Population |
All visits occurring during the 12 month measurement period for patients aged 18 years and older |
| Numerator |
Eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting, updating or reviewing the patient's current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
| Numerator Exclusions |
Not Applicable |
| Denominator |
Equals Initial Population |
| Denominator Exclusions |
None |
| Denominator Exceptions |
Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status) |
| Steward | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
| Measure Scoring | Proportion measure |
| Measure Type | Process measure |
| Improvement Notation |
Higher score indicates better quality |
| Guidance |
This eCQM is an episode-based measure. This measure is to be reported for every encounter during the measurement period. Eligible professionals or eligible clinicians reporting this measure may document medication information received from the patient, authorized representative(s), caregiver(s) or other available healthcare resources. This list must include all known prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) products, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration. This measure should also be reported if the eligible professional or eligible clinician documented the patient is not currently taking any medications. By reporting the action described in this measure, the provider attests to having documented a list of current medications utilizing all immediate resources available at the time of the encounter. This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM. |
| Telehealth Eligible | Yes |
| Next Version | |
| Previous Version | No Version Available |
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| Measure Information | 2021 Performance Period | 2022 Performance Period | 2023 Performance Period | 2024 Performance Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record |
| CMS eCQM ID | CMS68v10 | CMS68v11 | CMS68v12 | CMS68v13 |
| NQF Number | 0419e | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Description |
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
| Initial Population |
All visits occurring during the 12 month measurement period for patients aged 18 years and older |
All visits occurring during the 12-month measurement period for patients aged 18 years and older |
All visits occurring during the 12-month measurement period for patients aged 18 years and older |
All visits occurring during the 12-month measurement period for patients aged 18 years and older |
| Denominator |
Equals Initial Population |
Equals Initial Population |
Equals Initial Population |
Equals Initial Population |
| Denominator Exclusions | None | None | None | None |
| Numerator |
Eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting, updating or reviewing the patient's current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
Eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient's current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
Eligible clinician attests to documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient's current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
Eligible clinician attests to documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient's current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter |
| Numerator Exclusions |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
| Denominator Exceptions |
Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status) |
Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status) |
Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status) |
Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status) |
| Measure Steward | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
| Measure Scoring | Proportion measure | Proportion measure | Proportion measure | Proportion measure |
| Measure Type | Process measure | Process measure | Process measure | Process measure |
| Improvement Notation |
Higher score indicates better quality |
Higher score indicates better quality |
Higher score indicates better quality |
Higher score indicates better quality |
| Guidance |
This eCQM is an episode-based measure. This measure is to be reported for every encounter during the measurement period. Eligible professionals or eligible clinicians reporting this measure may document medication information received from the patient, authorized representative(s), caregiver(s) or other available healthcare resources. This list must include all known prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) products, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration. This measure should also be reported if the eligible professional or eligible clinician documented the patient is not currently taking any medications. By reporting the action described in this measure, the provider attests to having documented a list of current medications utilizing all immediate resources available at the time of the encounter. This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM. |
This eCQM is an episode-based measure. An episode is defined as each eligible encounter during the measurement period. This measure is to be reported for every encounter during the measurement period. Eligible professionals or eligible clinicians reporting this measure may document medication information received from the patient, authorized representative(s), caregiver(s) or other available healthcare resources.
By reporting the action described in this measure, the provider attests to having documented a list of current medications utilizing all immediate resources available at the time of the encounter. This list must include all known prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) products, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration. This measure should also be reported if the eligible professional or eligible clinician documented the patient is not currently taking any medications. This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM. |
This eCQM is an episode-based measure. An episode is defined as each eligible encounter during the measurement period. This measure is to be reported for every encounter during the measurement period. Eligible clinicians reporting this measure may document medication information received from the patient, authorized representative(s), caregiver(s) or other available healthcare resources.
By reporting the action described in this measure, the provider attests to having documented a list of current medications utilizing all immediate resources available at the time of the encounter. This list must include all known prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) products, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements, cannabis/cannabidiol products AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration. This measure should also be reported if the eligible clinician documented the patient is not currently taking any medications. This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM. |
This eCQM is an episode-based measure. An episode is defined as each eligible encounter during the measurement period. This measure is to be reported for every encounter during the measurement period. Eligible clinicians reporting this measure may document medication information received from the patient, authorized representative(s), caregiver(s) or other available healthcare resources.
By reporting the action described in this measure, the provider attests to having documented a list of current medications utilizing all immediate resources available at the time of the encounter. This list must include all known prescriptions, over-the-counter products, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements, cannabis/cannabidiol products AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration. This measure should also be reported if the eligible clinician documented the patient is not currently taking any medications. This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM. |
| MIPS Quality ID | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
| Telehealth Eligible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Next Version | CMS68v11 | CMS68v12 | CMS68v13 | No Version Available |
| Previous Version | No Version Available |
Data Element Repository
Header
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Updated eCQM Version Number.
Measure Section: eCQM Version Number
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Updated the measure developer field.
Measure Section: Measure Developer
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Removed language that defines all known medications from the description field.
Measure Section: Description
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Updated copyright.
Measure Section: Copyright
Source of Change: Annual Update
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Updated disclaimer.
Measure Section: Disclaimer
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Updated rationale citations to align with American Psychological Association (APA) formatting.
Measure Section: Rationale
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Updated clinical recommendation statement citation to reflect updated guideline year.
Measure Section: Clinical Recommendation Statement
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Updated references to align with APA formatting.
Measure Section: Reference
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Updated reference to reflect updated guideline year.
Measure Section: Reference
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Revised guidance language to capture specificity regarding all known medications that was previously included in the description and numerator fields.
Measure Section: Guidance
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Added text to identify the Quality Data Model (QDM) version used in the measure specification.
Measure Section: Guidance
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Added text to indicate whether the measure is patient-based or episode-based.
Measure Section: Guidance
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Removed language that defines all known medications from the numerator field.
Measure Section: Numerator
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Revised denominator exception language to follow a similar format as other eCQMs.
Measure Section: Denominator Exceptions
Source of Change: Measure Lead
Logic
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Added the 'Intervention, Performed' QDM category and datatype to allow for an alternate method for capturing the clinical action of documenting the medications.
Measure Section: Numerator
Source of Change: ONC Project Tracking System (Jira): CQM-3347
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Added the 'Intervention, Not Performed' QDM category and datatype to allow for an alternate method for capturing that the clinical action of documenting the medications was not done.
Measure Section: Denominator Exceptions
Source of Change: ONC Project Tracking System (Jira): CQM-3347
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Revised Clinical Quality Language (CQL) definition construction to reduce the overall complexity of the measure logic without changing the intent and/or application of data element. These revisions were intended to make the definition logic less complex, easier to understand, and more meaningful.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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Updated CQL definition names and aliases used to more closely align with clinical concept intent or create consistency of naming across measures.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Measure Lead
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QDM v5.5 standards update: Added 'relevantDatetime' attribute to QDM datatypes. 'RelevantDatetime' indicates when the action occurred whereas 'authorDatetime' indicates when the action was recorded.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Updated CQL expression to conform with the HL7 Standard: Clinical Quality Language Specification, Release 1 STU 4 (CQL 1.4).
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Updated the names of CQL definitions, functions, and/or aliases for clarification and to align with the CQL Style Guide.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Standards Update
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Updated version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library (MATGlobalCommonFunctions-5.0.000). Updated definitions and functions in the MAT Global Common Functions Library to align with standards changes, CQL Style Guide, and to include one new function related to calculating length of hospital stays with observation stays.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Source of Change: Standards Update
Value Set
The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.
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Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.600.1.1834): Renamed to Encounter to Document Medications to align with best practices, based on expert review and/or public feedback.
Measure Section: Terminology
Source of Change: Annual Update
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Value set Encounter to Document Medications (2.16.840.1.113883.3.600.1.1834): Deleted 1 HCPCS code (G0515) based on terminology update. Added 3 CPT codes (96156, 96158, 97129) and deleted 4 CPT codes (96150, 96151, 96152, 97127) based on terminology update. Deleted 1 SNOMED CT code (32537008) based on terminology update.
Measure Section: Terminology
Source of Change: Annual Update
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Replaced SNOMED CT value set Medical or Other Reason Not Done (2.16.840.1.113883.3.600.1.1502) with grouping value set Medical Reason (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1007) for harmonization purposes, based on expert review and/or public feedback.
Measure Section: Terminology
Source of Change: Annual Update