Communication of Unscheduled Visit for Adverse Drug Event and Nature of Event - ICD-10-CM Quality Payment Program Measure

Quality Measure Description High Priority Submission Methods
Communication of Unscheduled Visit for Adverse Drug Event and Nature of EventA MIPS eligible clinician providing unscheduled care (such as an emergency room, urgent care, or other unplanned encounter) attests that, for greater than 75 percent of case visits that result from a clinically significant adverse drug event, the MIPS eligible clinician provides information, including through the use of health IT to the patient’s primary care clinician regarding both the unscheduled visit and the nature of the adverse drug event within 48 hours. A clinically significant adverse event is defined as a medication-related harm or injury such as side-effects, supratherapeutic effects, allergic reactions, laboratory abnormalities, or medication errors requiring urgent/emergent evaluation, treatment, or hospitalization.NO

Linked ICD-10 Codes

The following ICD-10-CM codes are linked to the quality measure communication of unscheduled visit for adverse drug event and nature of event when used as part of a patient's medical record. This Quality Measure is part of Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP).

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