The percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who were discharged from an inpatient setting with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during the 12 months prior to the measurement year, or who had a diagnosis of ischemic vascular disease (IVD) during the measurement year and the year prior to the measurement year and who had documentation of routine use of aspirin or another antiplatelet during the measurement year.
Measure Specs
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Numerator
Patients who had documentation of routine use of aspirin or another antiplatelet during the measurement year.
Denominator
Patients 18 years or older by the end of the measurement year discharged from an inpatient setting with an AMI, CABG, or PCI during the 12 months prior to the measurement year or who had a diagnosis of IVD during both the measurement year and the year prior to the measurement year.
Exclusions
Patients who had documentation of use of anticoagulant medications during the measurement year.
Exclude patients using hospice services any time during the measurement period.
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