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EH/CAH eCQMs - Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals
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Resolution: Answered
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Moderate
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None
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None
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Courtney Chandel
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2124236242
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Metropolitan Hospital NYC
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CMS0108v11
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Determination if VTE-1 documentation can pass measure or not, and if cases are being pulled appropriately for numerator and denominator.
Hi,
This is a very simple question; however it has been difficult to get a straight confirmation regarding the reliability of information from the regulatory sites, articles, etc.
1) I simply need to know if a mechanical VTE device ONLY is applied in the proper measure time frame, places the case for that measure in the numerator (eg, "not a fallout")- if there is no "reason for no pharmacological prophylaxis" also documented.
2) As a follow-up to that, can it be confirmed that Graduated Compression Stockings are acceptable for mechanical VTE prophylaxis? I ask this because there seems to be a difference between the requirements for chart-abstracted cases and for ECQMs. Which is all fine and good, however I simply want to make sure I'm understanding the requirement correctly.