Patients in the denominator who had at least 3 months of anticoagulation after acute pulmonary embolism
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Patients diagnosed with a PE during the first 9 months of the measurement year, who do not have contraindications to warfarin therapy (contraindications include: evidence of eye surgery, GI bleed, aortic dissection, cerebral aneurysm, pericarditis, bacterial endocarditis, pregnancy, bleeding diatheses, or head trauma during or 1 year prior to the measurement year)
Exclusions
Exclusions
Does not have contraindications to warfarin, which includes evidence of eye surgery, GI bleed, aortic dissection, cerebral aneurysm, pericarditis, bacterial endocarditis, pregnancy, bleeding diatheses, or head trauma anytime during the two years prior to the end of the measurement year through 90 days following onset of PE
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed National Voluntary Consensus Standards For Clinically Enriched Administrative Data
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