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CMS 161v11: Patient age in header does not match logic

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      ​​Thank you for your inquiry on CMS161 - Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment. We are aware that there is a small discrepancy between initial population narrative and CQL logic. For this annual update (PY2024), we have corrected the narrative discrepancy to align with CQL logic. Please use the logic definitions when determining if your patient qualifies for measure's initial population.
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      "New or Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder Encounter" NewOrRecurrentMDDEncounter
        where "AgeInYearsAt"(date from start of "Measurement Period")>= 17
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      ​​Thank you for your inquiry on CMS161 - Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment. We are aware that there is a small discrepancy between initial population narrative and CQL logic. For this annual update (PY2024), we have corrected the narrative discrepancy to align with CQL logic. Please use the logic definitions when determining if your patient qualifies for measure's initial population. Initial Population "New or Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder Encounter" NewOrRecurrentMDDEncounter   where "AgeInYearsAt"(date from start of "Measurement Period")>= 17
    • CMS0161v11

      Question on the patients age.  The measure description indicates that we are to evaluate patients who turn 18 during the measurement, while the logic references > =17 age in years from the start of the measurement period. 

      where "AgeInYearsAT"(date from start of "Measurement Period")>= 17

      What if a patient turns 17 on Jan. 1st?  Will this patient qualify?  According to the current logic the would, but not by the measure description.

            edave Mathematica EC eCQM Team
            jjCerner Jeff Jennings
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