The 2027 Annual Update draft measure specifications are now available. Question and comment on Eligible Clinician eCQMs, Hospital - Inpatient eCQMs, and Hospital - Outpatient eCQM until December 19, 2025.
Top
Official websites use
.gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure
.gov
websites use HTTPS
A
lock
(
)
or
https://
means you’ve safely connected to the
.gov
website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
["Reason": "Finding Of Elevated Blood Pressure Or Hypertension"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2025
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: The purpose of this value set is to represent concepts for diagnoses of elevated blood pressure or hypertension.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Diagnosis.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent a diagnosis of elevated blood pressure or hypertension.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Diagnosis.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent a diagnosis of elevated blood pressure or hypertension.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.
Constrained to codes in the Finding of Elevated Blood Pressure or Hypertension value set (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1047.514)
QDM Datatype and Definition
reason
The thought process or justification for the datatype. In some measures, specific treatments are acceptable inclusion criteria only if a justified reason is present. Each of these measures uses a value set (often, but not exclusively, using SNOMED CT) to express acceptable justification reasons. Other measures specify reasons as justification for exclusions.
Examples include patient, system, or medical-related reasons for declining to perform specific actions. Each of these measures also uses a value set to express acceptable justification reasons for declining to perform expected actions.
eCQMs using this data element: