Brain injury and death
Quality Measures
Find measures to improve care for patients who have brain injury or other emergent neurological conditions.
Inpatient and emergency quality measure set (2015)
| Neurology® Executive summary (2017)
| 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
Measure specifications
Stroke and stroke rehabilitation (2015)
| 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
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
Measures under development
Child Neurology - Update in process with publication planned 2025
Epilepsy - Update in process
Related Content
Brain Injury and Brain Death Guidelines