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“Nervous System Diseases”

• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009992
 
• 2015 MAR

Stroke: percentage of SAH and ICH stroke patients for whom a severity measurement is performed prior to surgical intervention in patients undergoing surgical intervention and documented in the medical record, OR documented within 6 hours of arrival at the hospital ED for patients who do not undergo surgical intervention.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:004421
 
• 2003 JAN

Speech and language function: proportion of stroke patients in each risk-adjusted group that make at least one level of progress on the Augmentative-Alternative Communication Functional Communication Measure (FCM).

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008472
 
• 2011 MAR

Neurointensive care and traumatology: percentage of patients with ischemic stroke undergoing intravenous fibrinolysis.

Spanish Society of Intensive and Critical Care and Units Coronary

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009379
 
• 2013 NOV

Lipid management in adults: percentage of patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or 10-year CHD risk greater than or equal to 10%, or diabetes and on lipid-lowering medication who have a fasting lipid panel within 24 months of medication prescription.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:002909
 
• 2010 SEP

Stroke and stroke rehabilitation: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke or intracranial hemorrhage who underwent a dysphagia screening process before taking any foods, fluids or medication by mouth.

American Academy of Neurology; American College of Radiology; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:004426
 
• 2003 JAN

Speech and language function: proportion of stroke patients in each risk-adjusted group that make at least one level of progress on the Problem Solving Functional Communication Measure (FCM).

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009995
 
• 2015 MAR

Stroke: percentage of SAH patients for whom nimodipine treatment was administered within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:004429
 
• 2003 JAN

Speech and language function: proportion of stroke patients in each risk-adjusted group that make at least one level of progress on the Spoken Language Expression Functional Communication Measure (FCM).

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:002906
 
• 2010 SEP

Stroke and stroke rehabilitation: percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke or TIA who were prescribed antiplatelet therapy at discharge.

American Academy of Neurology; American College of Radiology; National Committee for Quality Assurance; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

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The American Heart Association's "Get With The Guidelines" Program: Key Findings and Lessons Learned

By: Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:004419
 
• 2003 JAN

Speech and language function: proportion of stroke patients in each risk-adjusted group that make at least one level of progress on the Alaryngeal Communication Functional Communication Measure (FCM).

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010127
 
• 2015 OCT
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Stroke: percent of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients who received VTE prophylaxis or who have documentation why no VTE prophylaxis was given the day of or the day after hospital admission.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010133
 
• 2015 OCT

Stroke: percent of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients or their caregivers who were given educational materials during the hospital stay addressing all five specified education categories.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009576
 
• 2014 APR

Sickle cell disease (SCD): percentage of children younger than 18 years of age identified as having SCD who received anticipatory guidance regarding the identification, prevention and/or management of stroke/silent infarcts as part of outpatient care during the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010130
 
• 2015 OCT
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Stroke: percent of acute ischemic stroke patients for whom IV t-PA was initiated at the hospital within 3 hours (less than or equal to 180 minutes) of time last known well.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010434
 
• 2016 JAN
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Emergency department (ED): percentage of ED acute ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke patients who arrive at the ED within 2 hours of the onset of symptoms who have a head CT or MRI scan performed during the stay and having a time from ED arrival to interpretation of the head CT or MRI scan within 45 minutes of arrival.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009391
 
• 2014 JAN

Sickle cell disease (SCD): percentage of children in a state ages 2 through 15 years old with sickle SCD who received transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography during the measurement year.

Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC)

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010382
 
• 2015 MAR
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Acute stroke mortality: percentage of in-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges with acute stroke as a principal diagnosis for patients ages 18 years and older.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009990
 
• 2015 MAR

Stroke: percentage of ischemic stroke patients for whom an initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score is performed prior to any acute recanalization therapy in patients undergoing recanalization therapy and documented in the medical record, OR documented within 12 hours of arrival at the hospital ED for patients who do not undergo recanalization therapy.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:004425
 
• 2003 JAN

Speech and language function: proportion of stroke patients in each risk-adjusted group that make at least one level of progress on the Pragmatics Functional Communication Measure (FCM).

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association