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["Principal Diagnosis": "Psychiatric/Mental Health Diagnosis"]

Performance/Reporting Period
2019
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: This value set grouping contains concepts that represent diagnoses commonly used in the inpatient setting for psychiatric and mental health disorders.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use the Quality Data Model (QDM) category or attributes related to Diagnosis. The intent of this data element is to identify patients who have an active diagnosis of a psychiatric or mental health disorder.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes only relevant concepts associated with representing an active diagnosis for psychiatric and mental health disorders using ICD-10-CM and SNOMED CT codes systems.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.

Constrained to codes in the Principal Diagnosis: Psychiatric/Mental Health Diagnosis value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.299)

QDM Attribute and Definition (QDM Version 5.3)

principalDiagnosis

The coded diagnosis/problem established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care.
Last Updated: Jul 08, 2021