CMS1244v1

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    • Type: Hosp Outpt eCQMs - Hospital Outpatient eCQMs
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    • Lisa
    • 219-947-6189
    • ST. Mary Medical Center
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      Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS1244v1 [Emergency Care Access & Timeliness (ECAT)]. The first part of your inquiry is asking whether a private triage room qualifies as a ‘treatment room or dedicated treatment area that allows for privacy during history and physical examination,’ in relation to the first numerator outcome. A private triage room does qualify as a dedicated treatment area if it provides audio and visual privacy for the patient during the history and physical exam.

      The second part of your question is asking whether a patient needs to have a private ED room for each of the four numerators. A patient does not need to be evaluated in a private room; the dedicated treatment area just needs to have audio and visual privacy.

      Please coordinate with your EHR vendor to properly flag the dedicated treatment areas using the "Emergency Department Treatment Location" (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1046.278) value set. A full list of clinical codes captured in the Emergency Department Treatment Location value set, can be found in the Value Set Authority Center [https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113883.3.3157.4048/expansion/Latest]. Please note, you may need to create a free account to view these codes.
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      Thank you for your inquiry regarding CMS1244v1 [Emergency Care Access & Timeliness (ECAT)]. The first part of your inquiry is asking whether a private triage room qualifies as a ‘treatment room or dedicated treatment area that allows for privacy during history and physical examination,’ in relation to the first numerator outcome. A private triage room does qualify as a dedicated treatment area if it provides audio and visual privacy for the patient during the history and physical exam. The second part of your question is asking whether a patient needs to have a private ED room for each of the four numerators. A patient does not need to be evaluated in a private room; the dedicated treatment area just needs to have audio and visual privacy. Please coordinate with your EHR vendor to properly flag the dedicated treatment areas using the "Emergency Department Treatment Location" (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1046.278) value set. A full list of clinical codes captured in the Emergency Department Treatment Location value set, can be found in the Value Set Authority Center [ https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113883.3.3157.4048/expansion/Latest ]. Please note, you may need to create a free account to view these codes.
    • CMS1244v1
    • Clarification on numerator 1. The patient waited longer than 60 mins after arrival to be placed in a treatment room or dedicated treatment area that allows for privacy during history and physical examination.

      Will a dedicated private triage room be utilized for mapping of this measure for numerator #1 or 4 scenarios in this measure or does a patient need to have a private ED room?

       

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      Need clarification if a triage room will be included in ED treatment room time of arrival time

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            Mathematica EH eCQM Team
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            Lisa
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