This measure captures the proportion of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients assessed for or who received rehabilitation services during the hospital stay. This measure is a part of a set of eight nationally implemented measures that address stroke care (STK-1: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis, STK-2: Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy, 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, and STK-8: Stroke Education) that are used in The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation and Disease-Specific Care certification programs.
Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients assessed for or who received rehabilitation services.
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Patients age 18 and older discharged from inpatient care (non-elective admissions) with a principal diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and a length of stay less or equal to 120 days.
Exclusions
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
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Not Endorsed Neurology Project 2015-2016
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
The Joint Commission
Steward POC email
jalban@jointcommission.org
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