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Severe Obstetric Complications

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Measure Information 2024 Reporting Period
Title Severe Obstetric Complications
CMS eCQM ID CMS1028v2
Short Name

PC-07

CBE ID* Not Applicable
Measure Steward The Joint Commission
Description

Patients with severe obstetric complications which occur during the inpatient delivery hospitalization

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Outcome
Stratification

Stratum1: Delivery hospitalizations with severe obstetric complications excluding hospitalizations where transfusion was the only severe obstetric complication.

Additionally, this measure will be stratified by race and ethnicity after measure submission.

Risk Adjustment

The Severe Obstetric Complications Risk Adjustment Methodology Report is available on the eCQI Resource Center (https://ecqi.healthit.gov).

Pre-existing conditions and variables must be present on admission. Please note that present on admission codes may be those entered by coding staff,...

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Rationale

The United States (US) experiences higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality than most other developed countries. These rates have continued to trend upward in recent decades (CDC, n.d.). Research indicates that the overall rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) increased by...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

Healthy People 2030 Measure (MICH-05): Reduce severe maternal complications identified during delivery hospitalizations

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (the College) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recommend identifying potential cases of severe...

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Improvement Notation

Improvement noted as a decrease in the rate

Definition

For this measure, specifications are modeled after the nationally available and adopted CDC definition for Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) with the addition of maternal mortality. At times, we may refer to the CDC indicators of morbidity as SMM, but the outcome of the measure, which...

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Guidance

In the case of multiple births, map the first delivery date/time (Baby A) as the delivery date/time for the encounter.

This measure allows for 3 approaches to determine gestational age (GA) in the following order of precedence:

1. The GA is calculated using the American College of...

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Initial Population

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients age >= 8 years and < 65 admitted to the hospital for inpatient acute care who undergo a delivery procedure with a discharge date that ends during the measurement period

Denominator

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients delivering stillborn or live birth with >= 20 weeks, 0 days gestation completed

Denominator Exclusions

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID with COVID-related respiratory condition or patients with confirmed diagnosis of COVID with COVID-related respiratory procedure

Numerator

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with severe obstetric complications (not present on admission that occur during the current delivery encounter) including the following:

- Severe maternal morbidity diagnoses (see list below)

- Severe maternal morbidity procedures (see list below)

-...

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Numerator Exclusions

Not applicable

Denominator Exceptions

None

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Previous Version

This is a risk adjusted measure: Severe Obstetric Complications Methodology Report and Appendix E

There is a known issue on CMS1028v2. See issue EKI-23 on the ONC eCQM Known Issues Dashboard for details.

Header

  • Updated grammar, wording, and/or formatting to improve readability and consistency.

    Measure Section: Description

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Updated copyright.

    Measure Section: Copyright

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Added link to the Risk Methodology Report to aid implementation.

    Measure Section: Risk Adjustment

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Clarified Lab and Physical Exam Results to improve readability.

    Measure Section: Risk Adjustment

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Updated risk adjustment variable description from 'BMI>=40' to 'Morbid Obesity' as ICD-10 coding guidelines indicate BMI codes are not to be assigned for pregnant patients.

    Measure Section: Risk Adjustment

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Added guidance to clarify patients may now be qualified for the denominator based on gestational age diagnosis codes when neither calculated or reported gestational age is available.

    Measure Section: Guidance

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Added guidance to clarify where present on admission information may be sourced.

    Measure Section: Multiple Sections

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

Logic

  • Added logic to denominator criteria to capture patients with specified weeks gestation based on diagnosis codes when neither calculated or reported gestational age is available.

    Measure Section: Denominator

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Updated definition name to 'Risk Variable Morbid Obesity' to reflect change in value set as ICD-10 coding guidelines indicate BMI codes are not to be assigned for pregnant patients.

    Measure Section: Definitions

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Updated the names of CQL definitions, functions, and/or aliases for clarification and to align with the CQL Style Guide.

    Measure Section: Definitions

    Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update

  • Updated the version number of the PC Maternal Library to v3.0.000.

    Measure Section: Definitions

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Removed 'Truncate.Time' function and added 'as DateTime' to Estimated Delivery Date result to simplify logic and allow hospitals to submit data as date only or as date/time.

    Measure Section: Functions

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Updated the version number of the PC Maternal Library to v3.0.000.

    Measure Section: Functions

    Source of Change: Annual 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.

  • Added value set 20 to 42 Plus Weeks Gestation (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1110.67) based on change in measure requirements/measure specification.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.271): Renamed to Acute or Persistent Asthma based on recommended value set naming conventions.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Anemia (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.323): Added 4 ICD-10-CM codes (D59.30, D59.31, D59.32, D59.39) based on terminology update. Deleted 1 ICD-10-CM code (D59.3) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Bleeding Disorder (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.287): Added 10 ICD-10-CM codes (D68.00, D68.01, D68.020, D68.021, D68.022, D68.023, D68.029, D68.03, D68.04, D68.09) based on terminology update. Deleted 1 ICD-10-CM code (D68.0) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Blood Transfusion (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.213): Added 19 SNOMED CT codes based on terminology update. Added 20 ICD-10-PCS codes based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Cardiac Disease (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.341): Added 30 ICD-10-CM codes based on terminology update. Deleted 5 ICD-10-CM codes (I47.2, I31.3, I34.8, Q21.1, Q21.2) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Economic Housing Instability (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.292): Added 3 ICD-10-CM codes (Z59.82, Z59.86, Z59.87) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Gastrointestinal Disease (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.338): Added 1 ICD-10-CM code (K76.82) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Hematocrit lab test (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1045.114): Added 1 LOINC code (48703-3) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.272): Renamed to HIV in Pregnancy Childbirth and Puerperium based on recommended value set naming conventions.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Mental Health Disorder (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.314): Added 5 ICD-10-CM codes (F32.A, F06.70, F06.71, F43.81, F43.89) based on terminology update. Deleted 1 ICD-10-CM code (F43.8) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.329): Renamed to Mild or Moderate Preeclampsia based on recommended value set naming conventions.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.290): Renamed to Morbid or Severe Obesity based on recommended value set naming conventions.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Neuromuscular Disease (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.308): Added 2 ICD-10-CM codes (G40.833, G40.834) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Payer (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591): Added 5 SOP codes (1111, 1112, 142, 344, 141) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Value set Previous Cesarean (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.278): Added 1 ICD-10-CM code (O34.218) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Renal Disease (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.335): Added 7 ICD-10-CM codes (N03.A, N04.A, N05.A, N07.A, N18.30, N18.31, N18.32) based on terminology update. Deleted 1 ICD-10-CM code (N18.3) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Respiratory Support Procedures Related to COVID 19 (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.379): Deleted 1 ICD-10-PCS code (5A0522C) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set Severe Maternal Morbidity Diagnoses (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.255): Added 44 ICD-10-CM codes based on terminology update. Deleted 1 ICD-10-CM code (O72.3) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback. Deleted 8 ICD-10-CM codes (I71.1, I71.5, I63.8, I71.01, I71.2, I71.3, I71.4, I71.6) based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Value set Severe Maternal Morbidity Procedures (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.256): Added 61 SNOMED CT codes based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

  • Value set Substance Abuse (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.320): Added 21 ICD-10-CM codes based on terminology update.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.363): Renamed to Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy based on recommended value set naming conventions.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Annual Update

  • Value set White blood cells count lab test (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1045.129): Added 2 LOINC codes (12227-5, 92635-2) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.

    Measure Section: Terminology

    Source of Change: Measure Lead

Last Updated: Feb 03, 2025