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Discharged on Statin Medication

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Measure Information 2023 Reporting Period
Title Discharged on Statin Medication
CMS eCQM ID CMS105v11
Short Name

STK-6

CBE ID* Not Applicable
Measure Steward The Joint Commission
Description

Ischemic stroke patients who are prescribed or continuing to take statin medication at hospital discharge

Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification *See CMS105v11.html
Risk Adjustment *See CMS105v11.html
Rationale *See CMS105v11.html
Clinical Recommendation Statement *See CMS105v11.html
Improvement Notation

Improvement noted as an increase in rate

Definition *See CMS105v11.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

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 statin medication at hospital discharge

Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

* Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with a reason for not prescribing statin medication at discharge

* Inpatient hospitalizations for patients with a maximum LDL-c result of less than 70 mg/dL <= 30 days prior to arrival or any time during the hospital stay

* Inpatient...

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Last Updated: May 01, 2025