What data must be reported for the Disease-Specific Care Stroke t-PA measure?
The performance measurement has a primary rate and a secondary rate. The primary rate consists of all patients with acute ischemic stroke whose time from symptom onset to arrival in the emergency department is less than three hours and who were considered for IV t-PA administration. This includes: 1. Patients who were considered but determined to be ineligible to receive IV t-PA 2. Patients who were offered IV t-PA 3. Patients who received IV t-PA The secondary rate consist of the number of patients with acute ischemic stroke whose time from symptom onset to arrival in the emergency department is less than three hours and who received IV t-PA. For additional information, the measure specification detail and data directory is available in the implementation guide posted on the web. -Top- • Are we required to use the NIH Stroke Scale to assess a stroke patient? The National Institutes of Health Stroke Survey (NIHSS) is an appropriate assessment tool used to determine the neurological sta
