Submitted by yale-coredQMRoadmap on 2023-04-17
CMS-CCSQ/CDC Joint USCDIv4 Priority: Surgical Operative Note
Surgical notes are important to ensure patient access to data and capture interoperable information critical to patient safety, care coordination and hand-offs. Currently, the Procedure Notes data element is limited to non-operative procedures. CMS and CDC strongly recommend either expanding these notes to also include the surgical operation note or consider adding the distinct Operative Note data element to USCDI v4.
Submitted by yale-coredQMRoadmap on 2023-09-19
CMS-CCSQ Support for Surgical Notes for USCDI v5
CMS-CCSQ strongly recommends either expanding the current Procedure Notes data element that is in USCDI to include the Surgical Operation Note (LOINC 11504-8) in addition to Non-Operative Procedure Notes or consider adding the distinct Operative Note data element that is at Level 2 to USCDI v5. Surgical notes are routinely captured in EHR systems and important to ensure patient access to data and capture interoperable information critical to patient safety, care coordination, and hand-offs. This element was previously identified as a joint CMS-CDC priority, and the recommendation aligns with ISWG Recommendations on Draft USCDI v4 (April 12, 2023) to include all note types coded in the LOINC Document Ontology, or at least the Surgical Operation Note (LOINC 11504-8) and Tumor Board Notes.