dQM CMS Content Implementation Guide
2026.1.0 - CI Build

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Library: Hospice

Official URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/Hospice Version: 2026.1.0
Standards status: Informative Maturity Level: 1 Computable Name: Hospice

Hospice logic.

Metadata
Title Hospice
Version 2026.1.0
Topic FHIR
Topic CQL
Description

Hospice logic.
Type http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/library-type#logic-library
Parameters
Parameter None
Library Content
CQL Content 
/*
NOTE: Proposed shared library content refactored to use USQualityCore 0.5.0
*/
library Hospice version '7.2.000'

using USQualityCore version '0.5.0'
using USCore version '6.1.0-derived'
using FHIR version '4.0.1'

include hl7.fhir.uv.cql.FHIRHelpers version '4.0.1' called FHIRHelpers
include hl7.fhir.uv.cql.FHIRCommon version '2.0.0' called FHIRCommon

include Status version '2.2.000' called Status

codesystem "LOINC": 'http://loinc.org'
codesystem "SNOMEDCT": 'http://snomed.info/sct'

valueset "Encounter Inpatient": 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.307'
valueset "Hospice Care Ambulatory": 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584'
valueset "Hospice Encounter": 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003'
valueset "Hospice Diagnosis": 'http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165'

code "Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure)": '428371000124100' from "SNOMEDCT" display 'Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure)'
code "Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure)": '428361000124107' from "SNOMEDCT" display 'Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure)'
code "Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]": '45755-6' from "LOINC" display 'Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]'
code "Yes (qualifier value)": '373066001' from "SNOMEDCT" display 'Yes (qualifier value)'

parameter "Measurement Period" Interval<DateTime>

context Patient

define "Has Hospice Services":
  exists ((([USQualityCore.Encounter: "Encounter Inpatient"]).isEncounterPerformed()) InpatientEncounter
      where (InpatientEncounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure)"
          or InpatientEncounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure)"
      )
        and InpatientEncounter.period ends during day of "Measurement Period"
  )
    or exists ((([USQualityCore.Encounter: "Hospice Encounter"]).isEncounterPerformed()) HospiceEncounter
        where HospiceEncounter.period overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    // TODO: Shouldn't need to specify a code path here (see https://jira.hl7.org/browse/FHIR-53941)
    or exists ((([USQualityCore.ObservationScreeningAssessment: code ~ "Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]"]).isAssessmentPerformed()) HospiceAssessment
        where HospiceAssessment.value ~ "Yes (qualifier value)"
          and HospiceAssessment.effective.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    or exists ((([USQualityCore.ServiceRequest: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionOrder()) HospiceOrder
        where HospiceOrder.authoredOn during day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    or exists ((([USQualityCore.Procedure: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionPerformed()) HospicePerformed
        where HospicePerformed.performed.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    // TODO: Consider whether to keep this as the union of Problems and EncounterDiagnosis
    or exists ((([FHIR.Condition: "Hospice Diagnosis"]).verified()) HospiceCareDiagnosis
        where HospiceCareDiagnosis.prevalenceInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
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Citations and References
Dependency Description: Model USQualityCore
Resource: http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/Library/USQualityCore-ModelInfo|0.5.0
Canonical URL: http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/Library/USQualityCore-ModelInfo|0.5.0
Dependency Description: Library FHIRHelpers
Resource: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cql/Library/FHIRHelpers|4.0.1
Canonical URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cql/Library/FHIRHelpers|4.0.1
Dependency Description: Library FHIRCommon
Resource: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cql/Library/FHIRCommon|2.0.0
Canonical URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cql/Library/FHIRCommon|2.0.0
Dependency Description: Library Status
Resource: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/Status|2.2.000
Canonical URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/Status|2.2.000
Dependency Description: Code System LOINC
Resource: Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes (LOINC)
Canonical URL: http://loinc.org
Dependency Description: Code System SNOMEDCT
Resource: SNOMED CT (all versions)
Canonical URL: http://snomed.info/sct
Dependency Description: Value Set Encounter Inpatient
Resource: Encounter Inpatient
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.307
Dependency Description: Value Set Hospice Care Ambulatory
Resource: Hospice Care Ambulatory
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584
Dependency Description: Value Set Hospice Encounter
Resource: Hospice Encounter
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
Dependency Description: Value Set Hospice Diagnosis
Resource: Hospice Diagnosis
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
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