["Diagnosis": "Malnutrition Diagnosis"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2024
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: Malnutrition diagnosis identified after a nutrition assessment of an individual.
Data Element Scope: These terms are used for malnutrition documentation in Malnutrition Quality Measures.
Inclusion Criteria: Malnutrition diagnosis in individuals 65 years old and over
Exclusion Criteria: Malnutrition diagnosis in individuals under 65 years old
Data Element Scope: These terms are used for malnutrition documentation in Malnutrition Quality Measures.
Inclusion Criteria: Malnutrition diagnosis in individuals 65 years old and over
Exclusion Criteria: Malnutrition diagnosis in individuals under 65 years old
Constrained to codes in the Malnutrition Diagnosis value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1095.55)
QDM Datatype and Definition
"Diagnosis"
Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document the Condition/Diagnosis/Problem and its corresponding value set. The onset dateTime corresponds to the implicit start dateTime of the datatype and the abatement dateTime corresponds to the implicit stop dateTime of the datatype. If the abatement dateTime is not present, then the diagnosis is considered to still be active. When this datatype is used with timing relationships, the criterion is looking for an active diagnosis for the time frame indicated by the timing relationships.
Timing: The prevalencePeriod references the time from the onset date to the abatement date.
eCQMs using this data element:
QDM Attributes
prevalencePeriod
prevalencePeriod is the time from onset dateTime to abatement dateTime.
Last Updated: Jun 29, 2023