Data elements that meet criteria using this datatype should document the completion of the physical exam indicated by the QDM category and its corresponding value set.
Timing:
- relevant dateTime references the time the physical exam is performed when the physical exam occurs at a single point in time.
- relevantPeriod references a start and stop time for a physical exam that occurs over a time interval. relevantPeriod addresses:
- startTime - The time the physical exam begins.
- stopTime - The time the physical exam ends.
- author dateTime references the time the action was recorded.
- Refer to the eCQM expression to determine allowable timings to meet measure criteria.
Notes:
- Timing refers to a single instance of a physical examination activity. If a measure seeks to evaluate multiple physical examination activities over a period of time, the measure developer should use CQL logic to represent the query request.
- negation rationale indicates a one-time documentation of a reason an activity is not performed. Negation of QDM datatype-related actions for a reason always use the author dateTime attribute to reference timing and must not use relevantPeriod.