The 2027 Annual Update draft measure specifications are available December 5th - December 19, 2025. Question and comment on: Eligible Clinician eCQMs, Hospital - Inpatient eCQMs, and Hospital - Outpatient eCQM
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["Discharge Disposition": "Patient Expired"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2024
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 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:
Last Updated: Jun 29, 2023