CV ASC Registry Education-Seq#10207 (Discharge Medication Dose)

Video Transcription

If you are abstracting in the Diagnostic Coronary Angiography Only or PCI with or without coronary  angiography pathway and have indicated a statin was prescribed on discharge, the category of the medication dose prescribed on discharge is captured in sequence 10207, Discharge  Medication Dose. The options include low, moderate, or high. The dose definitions came directly from the ACC AHA Guidelines on the Management of Blood  Cholesterol and will be coded based on them, meaning if a torvastatin 40 mg was prescribed on discharge, high would be coded.  The notes in the coding instructions further educate sites that if a statin dose prescribed is outside intensity category, this data element would be left blank.  As an example, if simvastatin 5 mg was prescribed on discharge, this data element would be left blank.  Additionally, if the statin dose prescribed overlaps two categories, sites will code the lower intensity category.

Video Summary

The video discusses how to capture the prescribed dose of statin medication on discharge in the context of coronary angiography procedures. The dose categories include low, moderate, and high, following ACC AHA Guidelines on Blood Cholesterol Management. For instance, if atorvastatin 40mg is prescribed, it would be classified as high dose. If the prescribed dose does not fit within the defined categories or falls between two categories, the lower intensity is coded. Examples like prescribing 5mg of simvastatin would result in leaving this data element blank. Overall, the guidelines aim to standardize coding for statin medication dosages on discharge.

Keywords

coronary angiography procedures

statin medication

discharge

ACC AHA Guidelines

cholesterol management