[CYPRESS-196] How is "cumulative medication duration" expected to be calculated from Cypress QRDA Cat 1 test patients? Created: 08/26/13  Updated: 05/06/18  Resolved: 10/31/14

Status: Closed
Project: CYPRESS Issue Tracker
Component/s: None

Type: Question Priority: Minor
Reporter: Thomas Ryabin (Inactive) Assignee: Samuel Sayer (Inactive)
Resolution: Delivered Votes: 0
Labels: LOGIC, QRDA-I

Attachments: XML File 53_BH_Adult_D.xml     HTML File BH_Adult_D.html    
Issue Links:
Relates
relates to QRDA-97 Calculation of Days Supply Resolved
relates to QRDA-129 CMS179 ADE Prevention and Monitoring:... Resolved
Solution: Patients will be updated to include the required information (frequency, dosage, refills) when the next measure bundle is created in the late Spring. We are working to create guidance in the interim that will prescribe the dosage, frequency, etc. for these measures
Previous Issue Type: Value Sets

 Description   

The BH_Adult_D.html file from the Cypress 2.3 bundle has a medication with a "Cumulative Medication Duration" (CMD) field that has a value of 106 days. How is this value for the CMD supposed to be represented in the QRDA Cat 1 file for the BH Adult D patient?

Right now it seems that the CMD is represented in the QRDA Cat 1 as the difference between the high and low values of the medication's effective time. This does not seem correct according to the QRDA Cat 1 Implementation Guide where in section 7.25.1 it states the the CMD can be computed as:

"the sum of the number of medication dispensed days x number of medication refills over a set period of time, excluding any gaps during which a medication was not dispensed"

The QRDA Cat 1 file for the patient BH Adult D does not have any data regarding medication refills.

Attached is the HTML and QRDA Cat 1 files for the BH Adult D patient.



 Comments   
Comment by Sharon Sebastian (Inactive) [ 10/01/14 ]

Additional values have been added to the medication data element in the patient's profile to support the calculation of CMD.

Comment by Samuel Sayer (Inactive) [ 12/23/13 ]

We'll need to update the measure bundle to add additional information to perform this calculation. This will be done during the next measure release in late Spring. We'll have an answer for the interim once the team reconvenes after the holidays.

Comment by Thomas Ryabin (Inactive) [ 11/19/13 ]

This issue also affects measure CMS 128.

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