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Medication Modifiers

Name Description
Data Domain: Medication Orders
Data Type: Numeric and Text
Definition

Medication modifiers allow you to query the medication domain in a more granular way. Note that most of the Medication Modifiers do not apply to legacy medications, other than the “Discharge Medication Indicator.”

Note!
Most of the Medication Modifiers do not apply to legacy medications, other than the “Discharge Medication Indicator.”
Source: Epic and Legacy

Description of Specific Modifiers

Discharge Medication
Identifies if a medication was on the patients discharge med list

Current Medication
Identifies if a medication order is currently active for a patient as of the last data load.

Administered
Identifies if a medication order was actually administered to the patient by a provider in the hospital or clinic.

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  • Home
  • Introduction
    • Data Timeline
    • Update Frequency
    • Appendix
  • COVID-19
  • Patient Demographics
    • Current Age
    • Ethnicity
    • Marital Status
    • Race
    • Vital Status
    • Gender
    • Home Location
  • Encounter Details
    • Discharge Disposition
    • Encounter/ADT Status
    • Encounter Specific Dates
    • Encounter Type
    • Inpatient Hospital Service
    • Length of Stay (Inpatient)
    • Age at Visit
    • Patient Class (OP/IP/ED)
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis Coding Systems
    • Diagnosis Type
  • Procedures
    • Procedure Coding Systems
  • Point of Care Location
  • Patient Vitals
    • Blood Pressure
    • Body Mass Index (BMI)
    • Body Surface Area (BSA)
    • Height
    • Pulse
    • Respiratory Rate
    • Temperature
    • Weight
  • Laboratory Tests
    • Common Lab Panels
    • Common Lab Tests
    • LOINC Dictionary
  • Medication Orders
    • Special Epic versus Legacy Considerations
    • RxNorm Code Set
    • Medication Modifiers
  • Social History
    • Alcohol Use
    • Birth Control Use
    • Tobacco Use
  • Insurance Payers
    • Patient’s Current Insurance
    • Encounter Specific Insurance