Introduction
The Data Element Catalog (DEC) was an eCQM value set metadata file in use from August, 2012 through May, 2017. NLM no longer creates the DEC file as of September, 2017. NLM Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) replaced the DEC with a more detailed metadata file called the Binding Parameter Specification. The DEC metadata file identified data element (value set) names required for capture in CMS eCQM electronic health record (EHR) technology certified under the 2014 Edition of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Standards and Certification Criteria.

Download the Data Files

	Complete Catalog	Compressed View	Date of Publication
DEC v2.0	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	May, 2017
DEC v1.9	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	January, 2017
DEC v1.8	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	April, 2016
DEC v1.7	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	May, 2015
DEC v1.6	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	July, 2014
DEC v1.5	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	April, 2014
DEC v1.4	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	June, 2013
DEC v1.3	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	April, 2013
DEC v1.2	Excel Spreadsheet (see delta for changes)	N/A	December, 2012
DEC v1.1	Excel Spreadsheet	Excel Spreadsheet	October, 2012
DEC v1.0	Excel Spreadsheet or PDF	Excel Spreadsheet	August, 2012

 

Complete Catalog: a comprehensive list of data elements from the entire Stage 2 EHR Incentive Program Clinical Quality Measure set. This file contains the following fields for each CMS Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM):

• Measure Title
• Data Element Name (value set names)
• CMS eMeasure ID, NQF ID, eMeasure GUID
• eMeasure Type (EH, EP), eMeasure ID, eMeasure Version
• Short Description of measure
• Care Setting (acute, ambulatory)
• Category (QDM)
• Element Vocabulary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires reporting the supplemental data elements for each measure:

• Tax ID Number (TIN)
• National Provider ID (NPI) (Eligible Professional measures only)
• CMS Certification Number (CCN) (Eligible Hospital measures only)
• Medicare Health Insurance Claim (HIC)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Payer
• Sex

Compressed View: list of unique eCQM data elements (value sets),; this file facilitates an easier global view of the DEC. This file contains the following fields for each CMS Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)value set (data element):

• Data Element Name
• Category
• Supplemental Status (Yes, No)
• Element Vocabulary
• Measures (CMS eMeasure ID) that use each data element

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Last Reviewed: September 14, 2017