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["Patient Characteristic, Ethnicity": "Ethnicity"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2023
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: n/a
Data Element Scope: n/a
Inclusion Criteria: n/a
Exclusion Criteria: n/a
Constrained to codes in the Patient Characteristic, Ethnicity: Ethnicity value set (2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.837)
QDM Datatype and Definition
"Patient Characteristic, Ethnicity"
Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document that the patient has one or more of the ethnicities indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set.
Timing: Ethnicity does not have a specific timing. Measures using "Patient Characteristic, Ethnicity" should address the most recent entry in the clinical record.
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2022