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need clarification on a statement in VTE-3

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      Thank you for your question. This concern was first reported under CQM-631. The lab test needs to be evaluated against the MOST RECENT Parenteral Anticoagulant; measure was revised accordingly during the April 2014 annual update.
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      Thank you for your question. This concern was first reported under CQM-631 . The lab test needs to be evaluated against the MOST RECENT Parenteral Anticoagulant; measure was revised accordingly during the April 2014 annual update.

      In VTE-3, the following numerator statement mentions:

      Difference between dates >= 4 day(s) of:
      ■AND: FIRST:
      ■OR: "Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" < 1 day(s) starts after start of ("Medication, Administered: Warfarin" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Emergency Department Visit")
      ■OR: "Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" < 1 day(s) starts after start of ("Medication, Administered: Warfarin" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Inpatient Encounter")
      ■OR: "Medication, Administered: Warfarin" < 1 day(s) starts after start of ("Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Emergency Department Visit")
      ■OR: "Medication, Administered: Warfarin" < 1 day(s) starts after start of ("Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Inpatient Encounter")
      ■AND: MOST RECENT:
      ■OR: "Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Emergency Department Visit"
      ■OR: "Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Inpatient Encounter"
      ■AND:
      ■OR: "Laboratory Test, Result: INR (result >= 2 )" <= 1 day(s) starts before start of ("Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant" during "Occurrence A of Encounter, Performed: Inpatient Encounter")

      Now the lab test has to be validated against Medication, Administered: Parenteral Anticoagulant. But which parenteral anti-coagulant is this talking about? Should it be the FIRST, MOST RECENT OR ANY PARENTERAL ANTI-COAGULANT which is given during the inpatient stay?

            abt.associate Abt Associate (Inactive)
            jyotim Jyoti Moryani (Inactive)
            Jyoti Moryani (Inactive)
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