eCQM QICore Content Implementation Guide
2025.0.0 - CI Build

eCQM QICore Content Implementation Guide, published by cqframework. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2025.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/cqframework/ecqm-content-qicore-2025/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Library: Hospice

Official URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/Hospice Version: 6.18.000
Active as of 2025-06-27 Responsible: National Committee for Quality Assurance Computable Name: Hospice
Other Identifiers: https://madie.cms.gov/login#684c52bf0d70b65363c69ee2 (use: official, )

This library contains a definition used to exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.

Knowledge Artifact Metadata
Name (machine-readable) Hospice
Title (human-readable) Hospice
Status active
Experimental false
Description This library contains a definition used to exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.
Library Steward National Committee for Quality Assurance
Dependency Description: Library Status
Resource: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/Status|1.15.000
Canonical URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Library/Status|1.15.000
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
Dependency Description: Code system SNOMEDCT
Resource: http://snomed.info/sct
Canonical URL: http://snomed.info/sct
Dependency Description: Code system LOINC
Resource: http://loinc.org
Canonical URL: http://loinc.org
Dependency Description: Value set Encounter Inpatient
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.307
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.307
Dependency Description: Value set Hospice Encounter
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
Dependency Description: Value set Hospice Care Ambulatory
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584
Dependency Description: Value set Hospice Diagnosis
Resource: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
Canonical URL: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
Library Metadata
Identifier org.hl7.fhir.r5.model.Identifier@1429c829
Version Number 6.18.000
Library Type [http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/library-type#logic-library]
Data Requirement Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type, hospitalization, hospitalization.dischargeDisposition, period
Code Filter(s):
Path: type
ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.307
Data Requirement Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type, period
Code Filter(s):
Path: type
ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
Data Requirement Type: Observation
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-observation-screening-assessment
Must Support Elements: code, value, effective
Code Filter(s):
Path: code
Code(s): http://loinc.org#45755-6: 'Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]'
Data Requirement Type: ServiceRequest
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-servicerequest
Must Support Elements: code, authoredOn, authoredOn.value
Code Filter(s):
Path: code
ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584
Data Requirement Type: Procedure
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-procedure
Must Support Elements: code, performed
Code Filter(s):
Path: code
ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584
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/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
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/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
Library Content
CQL Content 
library Hospice version '6.18.000'

using QICore version '6.0.0'

include FHIRHelpers version '4.4.000' called FHIRHelpers
include QICoreCommon version '4.0.000' called QICoreCommon
include Status version '1.15.000' 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 ((([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 ((([Encounter: "Hospice Encounter"]).isEncounterPerformed()) HospiceEncounter
        where HospiceEncounter.period overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    or exists ((([ObservationScreeningAssessment: "Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]"]).isAssessmentPerformed()) HospiceAssessment
        where HospiceAssessment.value ~ "Yes (qualifier value)"
          and HospiceAssessment.effective.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    or exists ((([ServiceRequest: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionOrder()) HospiceOrder
        where HospiceOrder.authoredOn during day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    or exists ((([Procedure: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionPerformed()) HospicePerformed
        where HospicePerformed.performed.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
    or exists ((([ConditionProblemsHealthConcerns: "Hospice Diagnosis"]
        union [ConditionEncounterDiagnosis: "Hospice Diagnosis"]).verified()) HospiceCareDiagnosis
        where HospiceCareDiagnosis.prevalenceInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
    )
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