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Medication

A QDM category consists of a single clinical concept identified by a value set.

Performance/Reporting Period
2021
QDM Category (QDM Version 5.5 Guidance Update):
Medication represents clinical drugs or chemical substances intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease. Medications are defined as directly referenced values or value sets containing values derived from code systems such as RxNorm.
Last Updated: Jun 08, 2020