["Discharge Disposition": "Patient Expired"]

Performance/Reporting Period

2021

Value Set Description from VSAC

Clinical Focus: This value set contains concepts that represent a patient who has died in the hospital.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use the Quality Data Model (QDM) attribute related to Discharge Disposition. The intent of this data element is to identify the discharge status of patient expired as an attribute of the inpatient encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes only relevant concepts associated with codes for a patient who had died in the hospital. Codes used are to be SNOMED CT codes only.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.

Constrained to codes in the Discharge Disposition: Patient Expired value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.309)

QDM Attribute and Definition (QDM Version 5.5 Guidance Update)

dischargeDisposition

The disposition, or location to which the patient is transferred at the time of hospital discharge.

eCQMs using this data element:

CMS105v9 - Discharged on Statin Medication

CMS71v10 - Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter

CMS104v9 - Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

CMS9v9 - Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding