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["Patient Characteristic, Sex": "Male"] (2.16.840.1.113883.3.560.100.1)

Performance/Reporting Period
2021
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: Concepts that represent Male when assessing quality measures
Data Element Scope: Gender
Inclusion Criteria: Appropriate male gender concepts
Exclusion Criteria: concepts representing Female gender

Constrained to codes in the Patient Characteristic, Sex: Male value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.560.100.1)

QDM Datatype and Definition (QDM Version 5.5 Guidance Update)

"Patient Characteristic, Sex"

Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document that the patient's sex matches the QDM category and its corresponding value set.

Timing: Birth (administrative) sex does not have a specific timing.

Last Updated: Jan 14, 2022