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["Discharge Disposition": "Other Health Care Facility"]

Performance/Reporting Period
2023
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: The purpose of this value set is to represent concepts for encounters in post-acute and psychiatric settings.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent an encounter specific to extended care facilities, intermediate care facilities, LTACHs, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, veterans homes, and psychiatric hospitals.
Exclusion Criteria: Excludes concepts that represent acute inpatient and outpatient environments of care.

Constrained to codes in the Discharge Disposition: Other Health Care Facility value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.67)

QDM Datatype and Definition

dischargeDisposition

The disposition, or location to which the patient is transferred at the time of hospital discharge.
eCQMs using this data element:
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2022