Rehabilitation Considered

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
American Heart Association: Get With The Guidelines - Stroke
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percent of patients with stroke who were assessed for rehabilitation services at or by discharge.

Numerator

Number of patients with stroke who were assessed for rehabilitation services at or by discharge.

Denominator

Number for patients with stroke.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Registry.

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Registry.

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

American Heart Association. Get With The Guidelines. Stroke - Program Measures & Definitions. Accessed May 2023. Available from: www.heart.org/-/media/Files/Professional/Quality-Improvement/2023-Program-Measures-and-Definitions/2023-GWTGSTROKE-Program-Measures-and-Definitions-DS19781.pdf.

Technical Specifications

Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Program Measures & Definitions www.heart.org/-/media/Files/Professional/Quality-Improvement/2023-Program-Measures-and-Definitions/2023-GWTGSTROKE-Program-Measures-and-Definitions-DS19781.pdf

Song S, Liang L, Fonarow GC, Smith EE, Bhatt DL, Matsouaka RA, et al. Comparison of Clinical Care and In-Hospital Outcomes of Asian American and White Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. JAMA neurology. 2019;76(4):430-9.Starr JB, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DL. Weekend Discharge and Stroke Quality of Care: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Data from a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2016;25(12):2962-7.

Link to Measurement Tools

Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Registry Tool

Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025