eCQM QICore Content Implementation Guide
2025.0.0 - CI Build
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Official URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Measure/CMS142FHIRDRCommunicationWithPhysicianManagingDiabetes | Version: 0.2.000 | |||
Active as of 2025-07-15 | Responsible: American Academy of Ophthalmology | Computable Name: CMS142FHIRDRCommunicationWithPhysicianManagingDiabetes | ||
Other Identifiers: Short Name: CMS142FHIR (use: usual, ), UUID:0f55e61f-dc17-4fe4-a604-7f030260618f (use: official, ), UUID:da30e93a-b712-418c-a222-4899f7585ee8 (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 | 0.2.000 |
Short Name | CMS142FHIR |
GUID (Version Independent) | urn:uuid:0f55e61f-dc17-4fe4-a604-7f030260618f |
GUID (Version Specific) | urn:uuid:da30e93a-b712-418c-a222-4899f7585ee8 |
CMS Identifier | 142FHIR |
Effective Period | 2026-01-01 through 2026-12-31 |
Approval Date | 2023-09-05 |
Last Review Date | 2023-09-05 |
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., ). Ophthalmologists should communicate the ophthalmologic findings2025). 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 optim metabolic control (Lim et al,, 2025). Establishing a close partnership with between the ophthalmologist and the primary care physician is an important to make sure that the care of the step to ensure optimal patient is optimized (III; Good Quality; Strong Recommendation) (Flaxelcare. 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). |
Guidance (Usage) | Guidance 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 version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the eCQI resource center (https://ecqi.healthit.gov/qdm) for more information on the QDM. |
Measure Group (Rate) (ID: Group_1) | |
Basis | boolean |
Scoring | Proportion |
Type | Outcome |
Rate Aggregation | None |
Improvement Notation | 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
Description: Documentation of medical reason(s) for not communicating the findings of the dilated macular or fundus exam to the physician who manages the ongoing care of the patient with diabetes. Documentation of patient reason(s) for not communicating the findings of the dilated macular or fundus exam to the physician who manages the ongoing care of the patient with diabetes. Logic Definition: Denominator Exceptions |
Supplemental Data Guidance | For every patient evaluated by this measure also identify payer, race, ethnicity and sex; SDE Ethnicity SDE Payer SDE Race SDE Sex |
Supplemental Data Elements | |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-ethnicity
Usage Code: Supplemental Data Description: SDE Ethnicity Logic Definition: SDE Ethnicity |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-payer
Usage Code: Supplemental Data Description: SDE Payer Logic Definition: SDE Payer |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-race
Usage Code: Supplemental Data Description: SDE Race Logic Definition: SDE Race |
Supplemental Data Element |
ID: sde-sex
Usage Code: Supplemental Data Description: SDE Sex Logic Definition: SDE Sex |
Measure Logic | |
Primary Library | CMS142FHIRDRCommunicationWithPhysicianManagingDiabetes |
Contents |
Population Criteria
Logic Definitions Terminology Dependencies Data Requirements |
Population Criteria | |
Measure Group (Rate) (ID: Group_1) | |
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Logic Definition | Library Name: SupplementalDataElements |
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Logic Definition | Library Name: FHIRHelpers |
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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: SNOMED CT (all versions) Canonical URL: http://snomed.info/sct |
Code System |
Description: Code system ActCode
Resource: ActCode Canonical URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode |
Code System |
Description: Code system ConditionVerificationStatusCodes
Resource: ConditionVerificationStatus Canonical URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status |
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 absent (situation)
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 |
Direct Reference Code |
Display: Unconfirmed
Code: unconfirmed System: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status |
Direct Reference Code |
Display: Refuted
Code: refuted System: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status |
Direct Reference Code |
Display: Entered in Error
Code: entered-in-error System: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status |
Dependencies | |
Dependency |
Description: Library SDE
Resource: Library/SupplementalDataElements|5.1.000
Canonical URL: Library/SupplementalDataElements|5.1.000 |
Dependency |
Description: Library FHIRHelpers
Resource: Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000
Canonical URL: Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000 |
Dependency |
Description: Library FHIRHelpers
Resource: Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000
Canonical URL: Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000 |
Dependency |
Description: Library QICoreCommon
Resource: Library/QICoreCommon|4.0.000
Canonical URL: Library/QICoreCommon|4.0.000 |
Data Requirements | |
Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1001
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Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1285
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Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1008
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Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1014
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Data Requirement |
Type: Encounter
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-encounter
Must Support Elements: type Code Filter(s): Path: type ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Data Requirement |
Type: Patient
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient
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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
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Data Requirement |
Type: Patient
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient
Must Support Elements: url |
Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationnotdone
Must Support Elements: category, sent, sent.value, statusReason Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1283
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Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationnotdone
Must Support Elements: category, sent, sent.value, statusReason Code Filter(s): Path: category ValueSet: http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.2.1391
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Data Requirement |
Type: Communication
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationnotdone
Must Support Elements: category, sent, sent.value, 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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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
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Data Requirement |
Type: Patient
Profile(s): http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient
Must Support Elements: url, extension |
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