Measure Description
Percentage of patients undergoing endovascular stroke treatment who have a door to puncture time of less than two hours
Instructions
This measure is to be submitted each time a patient undergoes a procedure for treatment of a cerebral vascular accident during the performance period. This measure may be submitted by Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on the services provided and the measure-specific denominator coding.
Measure Submission Type:
Measure data may be submitted by individual MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or third party intermediaries. The listed denominator criteria are used to identify the intended patient population. The numerator options included in this specification are used to submit the quality actions as allowed by the measure. The quality-data codes listed do not need to be submitted by MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or third party intermediaries that utilize this modality for submissions; however, these codes may be submitted for those third party intermediaries that utilize Medicare Part B claims data. For more information regarding Application Programming Interface (API), please refer to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website.
Denominator
All patients with CVA undergoing endovascular stroke treatment
Denominator Criteria (Eligible Cases):
All patients, regardless of age
AND
Diagnosis for ischemic stroke (ICD-10-CM): I63.00, I63.011, I63.012, I63.013, I63.019, I63.02, I63.031, I63.032, I63.033, I63.039, I63.09, I63.10, I63.111, I63.112, I63.113, I63.119, I63.12, I63.131, I63.132, I63.133, I63.139, I63.19, I63.20, I63.211, I63.212, I63.213, I63.219, I63.22, I63.231, I63.232, I63.233, I63.239, I63.29, I63.30, I63.311, I63.312, I63.313, I63.319, I63.321, I63.322, I63.323, I63.329, I63.331, I63.332, I63.333, I63.339, I63.341, I63.342, I63.343, I63.349, I63.39, I63.40, I63.411, I63.412, I63.413, I63.419, I63.421, I63.422, I63.423, I63.429, I63.431, I63.432, I63.433, I63.439, I63.441, I63.442, I63.443, I63.449, I63.49, I63.50, I63.511, I63.512, I63.513, I63.519, I63.521, I63.522, I63.523, I63.529, I63.531, I63.532, I63.533, I63.539, I63.541, I63.542, I63.543, I63.549, I63.59, I63.81, I63.89, I63.9
AND
Patient procedure during the performance period (CPT): 36223, 36224, 36225, 36226, 61645
AND NOT
DENOMINATOR EXCLUSIONS:
Patients who are transferred from one institution to another with a known diagnosis of CVA for endovascular stroke treatment: G9766
OR
Hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed CVA considered for endovascular stroke treatment: G9767
Numerator
Patients with CVA undergoing endovascular stroke treatment who have a door to puncture time of less than 2 hours
Numerator Options:
Performance Met: Door to puncture time of less than 2 hours (G9580)
OR
Performance Not Met: Door to puncture time of greater than 2 hours, no reason given (G9582)
Rationale
Acknowledgment of the critical importance of time to reperfusion for obtaining favorable outcomes in myocardial revascularization has led to the formation of similar initiatives as a measure of effective systems to enable an endovascular treatment program for acute stroke. Multiple hospital systems must interact effectively to enable patients presenting from any location to be assessed clinically and undergo imaging to ascertain if they are candidates for endovascular therapies. By ensuring a door to puncture time of less than 2 hours, stroke patients are given the best chance of functional recovery.
Clinical Recommendation Statements
This measure is supported by the multispecialty guidelines for intra-arterial catheter directed stroke treatment published in 2013.