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Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter

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Measure Information 2023 Reporting Period
Title Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter
CMS eCQM ID CMS71v12
Short Name

STK-3

CBE ID* Not Applicable
Measure Steward The Joint Commission
Description

Ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter who are prescribed or continuing to take anticoagulation therapy at hospital discharge

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification *See CMS71v12.html
Risk Adjustment *See CMS71v12.html
Rationale *See CMS71v12.html
Clinical Recommendation Statement *See CMS71v12.html
Improvement Notation

Improvement noted as an increase in rate

Definition *See CMS71v12.html
Guidance

The "Non-elective Inpatient Encounter" value set intends to capture all non-scheduled hospitalizations. This value set is a subset of the "Inpatient Encounter" value set, excluding concepts that specifically refer to elective hospital admissions. Non-elective Inpatient Encounters include...

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Initial Population

Inpatient hospitalizations for 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 than or equal to 120 days that ends during measurement period

Denominator

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with a principal diagnosis of ischemic stroke, and a history of atrial ablation, or current or history of atrial fibrillation/flutter

Denominator Exclusions

* Inpatient hospitalizations for patients admitted for elective carotid intervention. This exclusion is implicitly modeled by only including non-elective hospitalizations.

* Inpatient hospitalizations for patients discharged to another hospital

* Inpatient hospitalizations for patients who...

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Numerator

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients prescribed or continuing to take anticoagulation therapy at hospital discharge

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with a documented reason for not prescribing anticoagulation therapy at discharge

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Last Updated: May 01, 2025