Brand name Lipitor is not found in statin value set. Is Lipitor an approved statin? If a work around is found to capture this medication is this ok?

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    • Type: Hosp Inpt eCQMs - Hospital Inpatient eCQMs
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Moderate
    • Component/s: ValueSet
    • Dedee Hamson
    • Emory Healthcare
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      Thank you for your question. You are correct, this value set does not contain the brand names medication codes, adn that is intentional. The medication value sets developed for the program contain RxNorm codes that are Semantic Clinical Drugs (SCD), generic, and prescribable. We explicitly exclude brand name drugs from the value sets. In order to satisfy the measure, you would need to map your local brand name drugs to the appropriate semantic clinical drug code, in this case the appropriate atorvastatin code.
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      Thank you for your question. You are correct, this value set does not contain the brand names medication codes, adn that is intentional. The medication value sets developed for the program contain RxNorm codes that are Semantic Clinical Drugs (SCD), generic, and prescribable. We explicitly exclude brand name drugs from the value sets. In order to satisfy the measure, you would need to map your local brand name drugs to the appropriate semantic clinical drug code, in this case the appropriate atorvastatin code.
    • CMS105v3/NQF439
    • Cases failing when brand name statin Lipitor is being prescribed at DC.

      Cases failing that are prescribed Lipitor at DC. Cases prescribed atorvastatin are passing.Brand name Lipitor is not found in statin value set. Is Lipitor an approved statin?
      If a work around is found to capture this medication is this ok?

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            Joelencia Leflore
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            Dedee Hamson (Inactive)
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