The Public Comment Period for Draft CMS FHIR® Digital Quality Measures (dQMs) is now open. Comment on Eligible Clinician dQMs, Hospital - Inpatient dQMs, and Hospital - Outpatient dQMs until February 23, 2026.
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["Discharge Disposition": "Patient Expired"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2023
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: The purpose of this value set is to represent concepts for an encounter with a discharge disposition of patient who has died in the hospital.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that identify an encounter with a discharge disposition of a patient who has died in the hospital.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that identify an encounter with a discharge disposition of a patient who has died in the hospital.
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 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: