["Diagnosis": "Malnutrition Diagnosis"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2025
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: Diagnosis of malnutrition identified after a nutrition assessment of an individual.
Data Element Scope: This set of values indicates a diagnosis of malnutrition by a physician or eligible provider.
Inclusion Criteria: Terms related to a diagnosis of malnutrition by a physician or eligible provider.
Exclusion Criteria: Terms other than those indicating a diagnosis of malnutrition by a physician or eligible provider.
Data Element Scope: This set of values indicates a diagnosis of malnutrition by a physician or eligible provider.
Inclusion Criteria: Terms related to a diagnosis of malnutrition by a physician or eligible provider.
Exclusion Criteria: Terms other than those indicating a diagnosis of malnutrition by a physician or eligible provider.
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 26, 2024