The Public Comment is now open through March 25, 2026 on the Draft 2027 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide, Schematron, and Sample File for Hospital Quality Reporting
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["Discharge Disposition": "Discharge To Acute Care Facility"]
Performance/Reporting Period
2026
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: The purpose of this value set is to represent concepts for an encounter with the discharge of a patient to an acute care facility.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent an encounter with a discharge to a short-term acute care hospital, including a specialty hospital.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that represent an encounter with a discharge to a short-term acute care hospital, including a specialty hospital.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.
Constrained to codes in the Discharge To Acute Care Facility value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.87)
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: