Submitted by rdillaire on
CMS-CCSQ Recommend revising the Disability Status data element
Data Element: Disability Status (USCDI v5)
- Recommendation: Remove the Disability Status data element from the Health Status Assessment data class and instead add a new data element entitled, “Disability” to the Patient Demographic data class.
- Rationale: CMS believes that identifying a person with a disability does not necessarily hold bearing on the status of one’s health or how healthy an individual is. For example, a person’s need to use a mobility aid, such as a wheelchair, does not convey any information about why they need that aid or provide any information about their health—only that they use a mobility aid and that they may need mobility accommodations. Information surrounding a disability could be captured under other existing data elements such as Functional Status or Mental/Cognitive Status. Collecting and transmitting data on Disability Status, such as presence or need for accommodation, in a standardized way is vital to recognition of disability as a key component of identity and allows analysis of outcomes and conditions in an intersectional way, incorporating race/ethnicity, age, sex, and disability together for a more comprehensive understanding of patient demographics.
Submitted by jpatterson@mitre.org on
PACIO recommends changing Disability Status to Disability