Brain injury and death quality measures

Inpatient and emergency quality measure set (2015)

Quality improvement in neurology: Inpatient and emergency care quality measure set | Neurology^® Executive summary, 2017

Inpatient quality metrics in neurology: A grand challenge | Neurology^® Editorial, 2017

Summary for clinicians | 2017

Measurement set | 2015

Measure specifications

• Documentation of brain death
• Reduction of urinary catheters for patients with neurological conditions
• Delirium risk factor screening and preventative protocol
• Non-pharmacological treatment of delirium
• Immunosuppressive treatment for GBS
• Immunosuppressive therapy for myasthenic crisis
• Status epilepticus identification and seizure cessation
• Status epilepticus treatment with antiepileptic
• EEG for status epilepticus and coma
• Discussion and documentation of advanced directives
• Discussion and documentation of goals of care
• Treatment of bacterial meningitis

Stroke and stroke rehabilitation (2015)

Quality improvement in neurology: Stroke and stroke rehabilitation quality measurement update | Neurology^® 2017

Stroke and stroke rehabilitation quality measurement set update | 2015

Measure specifications

• Intravenous fibrinolytic treatment measure bundle
• Acute stroke endovascular treatment measure bundle
• Endovascular treatment and imaging measure bundle
• Carotid imaging measure
• Defect free acute inpatient ischemic stroke measure bundle
• Patient/Caregiver nutritional preferences
• Potentially avoidable complications following stroke
• High and moderate intensity statin following stroke
• Cognitive impairment following stroke
• Rehabilitation services assessed
• Post-acute ischemic stroke screening and care measure bundle
• Functional outcome assessment for acute ischemic stroke who received recanalization therapy