Findings Related to Medication Management, Taking Medication for Chronic Disease
activeThis value set is a means to identify patients that are taking specific medications or medications of a specific class or to compile specific reasons the patient may be at risk for certain complications.
Purpose(Clinical Focus: This value set contains codes that represent situations in which a patient is taking medications for chronic disease.),(Data Element Scope: Datatype: Individual Characteristic The intent of this data element is to identify that a patient has been prescribed a specific medication or a treatment within a certain medication class. This value set is a means to identify patients that are taking specific medications or medications of a specific class or to compile specific reasons the patient may be at risk for certain complications.),(Inclusion Criteria: Findings that describe situations in which a patient has been prescribed a medication or a class of medication for chronic disease.),(Exclusion Criteria: Substance codes that represent the specific drug prescribed. Situations unrelated to identifying a patient who is taking a medication for chronic disease.)