The Public Comment is now open through March 25, 2026 on the Draft 2027 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide, Schematron, and Sample File for Hospital Quality Reporting
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["Facility Locations": "Intensive Care Unit"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2023
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: The purpose of this value set is to represent concepts of locations of adult or pediatric intensive care units (ICUs).
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent a location for an adult or pediatric intensive care unit (ICU).
Exclusion Criteria: Excludes concepts that represent neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent a location for an adult or pediatric intensive care unit (ICU).
Exclusion Criteria: Excludes concepts that represent neonatal intensive care units (NICU).
Constrained to codes in the Facility Locations: Intensive Care Unit value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1029.206)
QDM Datatype and Definition
facilityLocations
The particular locations in a facility in which the diagnostic study or encounter occurs or occurred. Examples include intensive care units (ICUs), non-ICUs, burn critical care unit, neonatal ICU, and respiratory care unit. Each "Encounter, Performed" may have one or more locations. For example, a patient treated in multiple locations during an individual encounter might be expressed as:
- "Encounter, Performed": Inpatient Admission, facility locations
- ICU (locationPeriod)
- Non-ICU Admission (locationPeriod)
- Rehab (locationPeriod)
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2022