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• American Heart Month (see related measures)

• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010056
 
• 2014 NOV

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment: percentage of adult patients age less than 60 years diagnosed with hypertension whose blood pressure is at SBP less than 140 mmHg and DBP less than 90 mmHg.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008011
 
• 2012 JUL

Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients who receive appropriate intervention for hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009998
 
• 2015 MAR
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Heart failure (HF): percentage of HF patients who are prescribed bisoprolol, carvedilol, or sustained-release metoprolol succinate for LVSD at hospital discharge.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008342
 
• 2013 JAN

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with suspected VTE who have a clinical pretest probability (CPTP) assessment completed.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:006321
 
• 2011 JAN

Percent time in therapeutic INR range (TTR): mean TTR achieved among patients who received prescriptions for warfarin and had sufficient INR values to calculate TTR.

Rose, Adam, MD, MSc, FACP/ Berlowitz, Dan, MD, MPH/ Reisman, Joel, AB/ Ash, Arlene, PhD/ Ozonoff, Al, PhD/ Hylek, Elaine, MD, MPH; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service, Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research (CHQOER)

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010563
 
• 2015 OCT

Aspirin use and discussion: percentage of members who are currently taking aspirin, including women 56 to 79 years of age with at least two risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD); men 46 to 65 years of age with at least one risk factor for CVD; and men 66 to 79 years of age, regardless of risk factors.

National Committee for Quality Assurance

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010974
 
• 2016 DEC

Thoracic surgery: lobectomy for lung cancer composite score.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009715
 
• 2014 JUL

Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in adults: percentage of patients with established ASCVD with documented aspirin use.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008355
 
• 2013 JAN

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and treatment: percentage of patients with any of these diagnosis – VTE, PE, DVT – indicating a complete list of medications was communicated to the next clinician of service when the patient is referred or transferred to another setting, service, practitioner or level of care within or outside the organization.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008017
 
• 2012 JUL

Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients presenting in the emergency department with ischemic stroke for whom patient/family education is documented in the medical record.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010188
 
• 2015 APR

High body mass index (BMI) follow-up: percentage of children ages 3 through 17 years with a BMI greater than or equal to 85th percentile who had a blood pressure percentile documented and classified as normal or abnormal during the measurement year.

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

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008014
 
• 2012 JUL

Diagnosis and treatment of ischemic stroke: percentage of patients with ischemic stroke with paralysis or other reason for immobility receiving appropriate prevention for VTE (subcutaneous heparin or pneumatic compression device).

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• NQMC:010200
 
• 2013 JAN

Major depressive disorder (MDD): percentage of medical records of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of MDD and a specific diagnosed comorbid condition (diabetes, coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, chronic kidney disease [stages 4 or 5], ESRD or congestive heart failure) being treated by another clinician with communication to the clinician treating the comorbid condition.

American Psychiatric Association; Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement®

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008321
 
• 2012 NOV

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of hospitalized patients who are evaluated for VTE prophylaxis upon referral or transfer to another setting, service, practitioner or level of care within or outside the organization.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:004987
 
• 2009 FEB

Prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE): percentage of patients over 64 years of age assessed in the first 24 hours after admission to hospital for the risk of developing VTE.

Grupo de Investigación sobre Gestión de la Calidad en Servicios de Salud, University of Murcia, under contract to the Spanish Ministry of Health

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010128
 
• 2015 OCT
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Stroke: percent of ischemic stroke patients prescribed antithrombotic therapy at hospital discharge.

The Joint Commission

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010385
 
• 2015 MAR
• NQF-ENDORSED MEASURE

Bilateral cardiac catheterization: percentage of bilateral cardiac catheterization discharges per 1,000 heart catheterization discharges for coronary artery disease for patients 18 years and older.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:010429
 
• 2016 JAN

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)/chest pain: percentage of ED patients with AMI or chest pain who received aspirin within 24 hours before ED arrival or prior to transfer. [Update Pending]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:008327
 
• 2012 NOV

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis: percentage of adult hospitalized patients receiving heparin therapy for VTE prophylaxis who have a baseline platelet count before starting heparin and then a platelet count every other day over the course of 14 days.

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• MEASURE SUMMARY
 
• NQMC:009993
 
• 2015 MAR

Stroke: percentage of ICH stroke patients with an INR value greater than 1.4 at hospital arrival who are treated with a procoagulant reversal agent.

The Joint Commission