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Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

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Measure Information 2023 Reporting Period
Title Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy
CMS eCQM ID CMS104v11
Short Name

STK-2

CBE ID* Not Applicable
Measure Steward The Joint Commission
Description

Ischemic stroke patients prescribed or continuing to take antithrombotic therapy at hospital discharge

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification *See CMS104v11.html
Risk Adjustment *See CMS104v11.html
Rationale *See CMS104v11.html
Clinical Recommendation Statement *See CMS104v11.html
Improvement Notation

Improvement noted as an increase in rate

Definition *See CMS104v11.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 admissions 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 the measurement period

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Denominator

Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with a principal diagnosis of Ischemic stroke

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 antithrombotic therapy at hospital discharge

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

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

* Inpatient hospitalizations for patients who receive Prasugrel as an antithrombotic therapy at discharge

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Last Updated: May 01, 2025