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STK 02: Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

CBE ID
0435e
Project
Neurology
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Full Year 2015
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

This measure captures the proportion of ischemic stroke patients prescribed antithrombotic therapy at hospital discharge.

This measure is a part of a set of eight nationally implemented measures that address stroke care (STK-1: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis, STK-3: Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter, STK-4: Thrombolytic Therapy,STK-5: Antithrombotic Therapy By End of Hospital Day 2, STK-6 Discharged on Statin Medication, STK-8: Stroke Education, and STK-10: Assessed for Rehabilitation) that are used in The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation and Disease-Specific Care certification programs. STK-2, Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy, is one of six of the measures in this set that have been reengineered as eCQMs and are included in the EHR Incentive Program and Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.

  • Measure Type
    Process
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    Yes
    Level Of Analysis
    Facility
    Other
    Care Setting
    Inpatient/Hospital
    Numerator

    Patients prescribed antithrombotic therapy at hospital discharge.

    Denominator

    Patients with a principal diagnosis of ischemic stroke.

    Exclusions

    Denominator Exclusions:
    Patients with comfort measures documented.
    Patients admitted for elective carotid intervention. This exclusion is implicitly modeled by only including non-elective hospitalizations.
    Patients discharged to another hospital
    Patients who left against medical advice
    Patients who expired
    Patients discharged to home for hospice care
    Patients discharged to a health care facility for hospice care

    Denominator Exceptions:
    Patients with a documented reason for not prescribing antithrombotic therapy at discharge.

    Testing Data Sources
    Electronic Health Data
    Electronic Health Records: Electronic Health Records
    Other Data Source
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Not Endorsed Neurology Project 2015-2016
    Endorsement Status
    Not Endorsed
  • Steward
    The Joint Commission
    Steward Organization Email
    [email protected]
    Steward Organization Copyright

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