Endorsed with reserve status retired. Measure steward no longer pursuing endorsement.
Percentage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who are prescribed aspirin at hospital discharge
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
AMI patients who are prescribed aspirin at hospital discharge
Denominator
AMI patients (International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] principal diagnosis code of AMI: 410.00, 410.01, 410.10, 410.11, 410.20, 410.21, 410.30, 410.31, 410.40, 410.41, 410.50, 410.51, 410.60, 410.61, 410.70, 410.71, 410.80, 410.81, 410.90, 410.91)
Exclusions
Exclusions:
•<18 years of age
•Patients who have a length of stay greater than 120 days
•Patients enrolled in clinical trials
•Discharged to another hospital
•Expired
•Left against medical advice
•Discharged to home for hospice care
•Discharged to a health care facility for hospice care
•Patients with comfort measures only documented
• Patients with a documented reason for no aspirin at discharge
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