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EC eCQMs
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Resolution: Answered
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Moderate
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None
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We plan to move forward with the proposed change during this annual update.
Brief Description of Measure:
Multiple EC eCQMs
Description of Issue:
Currently, the age criteria uses the Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" function, and restates the interval for birthDatetime. This function is being removed from the Global Common Library version 7.0 and will need to be replaced with the native age function calculation.
Proposed Solution:
This update will occur in many measures, but here is an example from CMS 56:
Current logic:
Initial Population =
"Has Qualifying Encounter"
and exists ( "Total Hip Arthroplasty Procedure" )
and exists ( ["Patient Characteristic Birthdate": "Birth date"] BirthDate
where Global."CalendarAgeInYearsAt" ( BirthDate.birthDatetime, start of "Measurement Period" ) >= 19 )
Updated logic:
Initial Population =
"Has Qualifying Encounter"
and exists ( "Total Hip Arthroplasty Procedure" )
and AgeInYearsAt (date from start of "Measurement Period" ) >= 19
Rationale for Change:
Updating and refining the age criteria to use the native function AgeInYearsAt will refine the logic and improve human readability.