dQM QICore Content Implementation Guide
2025.0.0 - CI Build
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Official URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Measure/CMS142FHIRCommWithDrManagingDiab | Version: 1.0.000 | |||
Active as of 2025-08-20 | Responsible: American Academy of Ophthalmology | Computable Name: CMS142FHIRCommWithDrManagingDiab | ||
Other Identifiers: Short Name: CMS142FHIR (use: usual, ), UUID:0f55e61f-dc17-4fe4-a604-7f030260618f (use: official, ), UUID:37dd2397-d9cd-401d-b343-28d77fd2f923 (use: official, ), Publisher: 142FHIR (use: official, ) | ||||
Copyright/Legal: Copyright 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology. All Rights Reserved. |
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed with documented communication to the physician who manages the ongoing care of the patient with diabetes mellitus regarding the findings of the macular or fundus exam at least once during the measurement period
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Title | Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing Ongoing Diabetes CareFHIR |
Version | 1.0.000 |
Short Name | CMS142FHIR |
GUID (Version Independent) | urn:uuid:0f55e61f-dc17-4fe4-a604-7f030260618f |
GUID (Version Specific) | urn:uuid:37dd2397-d9cd-401d-b343-28d77fd2f923 |
CMS Identifier | 142FHIR |
Effective Period | 2026-01-01 through 2026-12-31 |
Steward (Publisher) | American Academy of Ophthalmology |
Developer | American Academy of Ophthalmology |
Developer | American Medical Association (AMA) |
Description | Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed with documented communication to the physician who manages the ongoing care of the patient with diabetes mellitus regarding the findings of the macular or fundus exam at least once during the measurement period |
Copyright | Copyright 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology. All Rights Reserved. |
Disclaimer | The Measure is not a clinical guideline, does not establish a standard of medical care, and has not been tested for all potential applications. The Measure, while copyrighted, can be reproduced and distributed, without modification, for noncommercial purposes, e.g., use by health care providers in connection with their practices. Commercial use is defined as the sale, license, or distribution of the Measure for commercial gain, or incorporation of the Measure into a product or service that is sold, licensed or distributed for commercial gain. Commercial uses of the Measure require a license agreement between the user and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy). Neither the Academy, its members, the American Medical Association (AMA), nor the former AMA-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement(R) (AMA-PCPI), nor PCPI, nor their members shall be responsible for any use of the Measure. The PCPI’s and AMA’s significant past efforts and contributions to the development and updating of the Measures are acknowledged. The National Committee for Quality Assurance's significant past efforts and contributions to the development and updating of the Measure is acknowledged. THE MEASURE AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Limited proprietary coding is contained in the Measure specifications for convenience. A license agreement must be entered prior to a third party’s use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT[R]) or other proprietary code set contained in the Measures. Any other use of CPT or other coding by the third party is strictly prohibited. The Academy, the AMA, and former members of the PCPI disclaim all liability for use or accuracy of any CPT or other coding contained in the specifications. CPT(R) contained in the Measure specifications is copyright 2004-2024 American Medical Association. LOINC(R) is copyright 2004-2024 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2024 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation. ICD-10 is copyright 2024 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved. Due to technical limitations, registered trademarks are indicated by (R) or [R]. |
Rationale | Diabetic retinopathy is a prevalent complication of diabetes, estimated to affect 28.5% of diabetic patients in the US (Zhang et al., 2010). Diabetic retinopathy is a key indicator of systemic complications of diabetes (Zhang et al., 2010). Coordination of care between the eye care specialist and the physician managing a patient’s ongoing diabetes care is essential in stemming the progression of vision loss. Communication from the eye care specialist to a primary care physician facilitates the exchange of information about the severity and progression of a patient’s diabetic retinopathy, adherence to recommended ocular care, need for follow-up visits, and treatment plans (Storey et al., 2016). Data from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial showed that diabetic treatment and maintenance of glucose control delays the onset and slows the progression of diabetic retinopathy (Aiello & DCCT/EDIC Research Group, 2014). |
Clinical Recommendation Statement | The ophthalmologist should refer patients with diabetes to a primary care physician or endocrinologist for appropriate management of their systemic condition and should communicate examination results to the physician managing the patient’s ongoing diabetes care (Lim et al., 2025). A goal is to achieve optimal control of blood glucose, blood pressure, and other risk factors through close communication with the patient’s primary care physician on the status of the DR and the need for optimal metabolic control (Lim et al,, 2025). Establishing a close partnership between the ophthalmologist and the primary care physician is an important step to ensure optimal patient care. Furthermore, it is important to help educate patients with diabetes as well as their primary care physician about the ophthalmologic implications of controlling blood glucose (as monitored by HbA1c) to as near to normal as is safely possible (Lim et al., 2025). |
Citation | Aiello, L. P., & DCCT/EDIC Research Group (2014). Diabetic retinopathy and other ocular findings in the diabetes control and complications trial/epidemiology of diabetes interventions and complications study. Diabetes care, 37(1), 17–23. doi:10.2337/dc13-2251 |
Citation | Lim, J.I., Kim, S.J., Bailey, S.T., Kovach, J.L., Vemulakonda, G.A., Ying, G., Flaxel, C.J. and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern Retina/Vitreous Committee (2025). Diabetic Retinopathy Preferred Practice Pattern. Ophthalmology. 2025 in press. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.12.020 |
Citation | Storey, P. P., Murchison, A. P., Pizzi, L. T., Hark, L. A., Dai, Y., Leiby, B. E., & Haller, J. A. Impact of physician communication on diabetic eye examination adherence: Results from a Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Retina. 2016 Jan;36(1),20-7. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000000652 |
Citation | Zhang, X., Saaddine, J. B., Chou, C. F., Cotch, M. F., Cheng, Y. J., Geiss, L. S., … Klein, R. (2010). Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the United States, 2005-2008. JAMA, 304(6), 649–656. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1111 |
Definition | Communication: May include documentation in the medical record indicating that the findings of the dilated macular or fundus exam were communicated (e.g., verbally, by letter) with the clinician managing the patient's diabetic care OR a copy of a letter in the medical record to the clinician managing the patient's diabetic care outlining the findings of the dilated macular or fundus exam |
Definition | Findings: Includes level of severity of retinopathy (e.g., mild nonproliferative, moderate nonproliferative, severe nonproliferative, very severe nonproliferative, proliferative) AND the presence or absence of macular edema |
Guidance (Usage) | The measure, as written, does not specifically require documentation of laterality. Coding limitations in particular clinical terminologies do not currently allow for that level of specificity (ICD-10-CM includes laterality, but SNOMED-CT does not uniformly include this distinction). Therefore, at this time, it is not a requirement of this measure to indicate laterality of the diagnoses, findings or procedures. Available coding to capture the data elements specified in this measure has been provided. It is assumed that the eligible clinician will record laterality in the patient medical record, as quality care and clinical documentation should include laterality. The communication of results, including the level of severity of diabetic retinopathy and presence or absence of macular edema to the primary care physician providing ongoing care of a patient's diabetes should be completed soon after the dilated exam is performed. Eligible clinicians reporting on this measure should note that all data for the measurement period is to be submitted by the deadline established by CMS. Therefore, eligible clinicians who see patients towards the end of the measurement period (i.e., December in particular), should communicate the results of the dilated macular exam as soon as possible in order for those patients to be counted in the measure numerator. Communicating the results as soon as possible after the date of the exam will ensure the data are included in the submission to CMS. This eCQM is a patient-based measure. Telehealth encounters are not eligible for this measure because the measure requires a clinical action that cannot be conducted via telehealth. This FHIR-based measure has been derived from the QDM-based measure CMS142v14. Please refer to the HL7 QI-Core Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/STU6/) for more information on QI-Core and mapping recommendations from QDM to QI-Core STU 6 (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/STU6/qdm-to-qicore.html). |
Measure Group (Rate) (ID: Group_1) | |
Basis | boolean |
Scoring | [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-scoring#proportion: 'Proportion'] |
Type | [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type#process: 'Process'] |
Improvement Notation | [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-improvement-notation#increase: 'Increased score indicates improvement'] |
Initial Population |
ID: InitialPopulation_1
Description: All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy during the measurement period Logic Definition: Initial Population |
Denominator |
ID: Denominator_1
Description: Equals Initial Population who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed during the measurement period Logic Definition: Denominator |
Numerator |
ID: Numerator_1
Description: Patients with documentation, at least once within the measurement period, of the findings of the dilated macular or fundus exam via communication to the physician who manages the patient's diabetic care Logic Definition: Numerator |
Denominator Exception |
ID: DenominatorException_1
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Supplemental Data Guidance | For every patient evaluated by this measure also identify payer, race, ethnicity and sex |
Supplemental Data Elements | |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-ethnicity
Usage Code: [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage#supplemental-data] Description: SDE Ethnicity Logic Definition: SDE Ethnicity |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-payer
Usage Code: [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage#supplemental-data] Description: SDE Payer Logic Definition: SDE Payer |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-race
Usage Code: [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage#supplemental-data] Description: SDE Race Logic Definition: SDE Race |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-sex
Usage Code: [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-data-usage#supplemental-data] Description: SDE Sex Logic Definition: SDE Sex |
Measure Logic | |
Primary Library | https://madie.cms.gov/Library/CMS142FHIRCommWithDrManagingDiab |
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Population Criteria
Logic Definitions Terminology Dependencies Data Requirements |
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Logic Definition | Library Name: FHIRHelpers |
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Logic Definition | Library Name: FHIRHelpers |
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Terminology | |
Code System |
Description: Code system SNOMEDCT
Resource: http://snomed.info/sct Canonical URL: http://snomed.info/sct |
Code System |
Description: Code system ActCode
Resource: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode Canonical URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Level of Severity of Retinopathy Findings
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1283 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1283 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Office Visit
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1001 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1001 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Ophthalmological Services
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1285 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1285 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Outpatient Consultation
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1008 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1008 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Care Services in Long-Term Residential Facility
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1014 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1014 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Nursing Facility Visit
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1012 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1012 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Diabetic Retinopathy
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.327 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.327 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Macular Edema Findings Absent
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.2.1391 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.2.1391 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Macular Edema Findings Present
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1320 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1320 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Macular Exam
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1251 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1251 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Payer Type
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Medical Reason
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1007 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1007 |
Value Set |
Description: Value set Patient Reason
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1008 Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1008 |
Direct Reference Code |
Display: Male (finding)
Code: 248153007 System: http://snomed.info/sct |
Direct Reference Code |
Display: Female (finding)
Code: 248152002 System: http://snomed.info/sct |
Direct Reference Code |
Display: virtual
Code: VR System: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode |
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Dependency |
Description: QICore model information
Resource: http://hl7.org/fhir/Library/QICore-ModelInfo Canonical URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/Library/QICore-ModelInfo |
Dependency |
Description: Library SDE
Resource: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/SupplementalDataElements|5.1.000 Canonical URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/SupplementalDataElements|5.1.000 |
Dependency |
Description: Library FHIRHelpers
Resource: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000 Canonical URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000 |
Dependency |
Description: Library QICoreCommon
Resource: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/QICoreCommon|4.0.000 Canonical URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/QICoreCommon|4.0.000 |
Data Requirements | |
Data Requirement |
Type: Patient
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient Must Support Elements: extension, url |
Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter Must Support Elements: type, period, status, status.value, class Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1001 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter Must Support Elements: type, period, status, status.value, class Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1285 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter Must Support Elements: type, period, status, status.value, class Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1008 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter Must Support Elements: type, period, status, status.value, class Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1014 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter Must Support Elements: type, period, status, status.value, class Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1012 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Condition
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-condition-problems-health-concerns Must Support Elements: code Code Filter(s): Path: code ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.327 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Condition
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-condition-encounter-diagnosis Must Support Elements: code Code Filter(s): Path: code ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.327 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communication Must Support Elements: category, sent, sent.value, status, status.value Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1283 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communication Must Support Elements: category, sent, sent.value, status, status.value Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.2.1391 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communication Must Support Elements: category, sent, sent.value, status, status.value Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1320 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Observation
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-observation-clinical-result Must Support Elements: code, effective, value, status, status.value Code Filter(s): Path: code ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1251 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Coverage
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-coverage Must Support Elements: type, period Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3591 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationnotdone Must Support Elements: category, extension, statusReason Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1283 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationnotdone Must Support Elements: category, extension, statusReason Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.2.1391 |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationnotdone Must Support Elements: category, extension, statusReason Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1320 |
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