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National Quality Forum Endorses National Consensus Standards Promoting Accountability and Public Reporting
Date:8/5/2008

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-- Surgery patients with perioperative temperature management (SCIP Inf 7)

-- Urinary catheter removal on post-operative day #1 or post-operative day #2

Clinician-Level Nonphysician Professionals

-- Diabetic foot & ankle care, ulcer prevention - evaluation of footwear*

-- Diabetic foot & ankle care, peripheral neuropathy - neurological evaluation*

-- Screening for clinical depression and follow-up*

-- Universal documentation and verification of current medications in the medical record*

-- Pain assessment prior to initiation of patient therapy and follow-up*

-- Adult weight screening and follow-up*

-- Functional status change for patients with knee impairments*

-- Functional status change for patients with hip impairments*

-- Functional status change for patients with foot/ankle impairments*

-- Functional status change for patients with lumbar spine impairments*

-- Functional status change for patients with shoulder impairments*

-- Functional status change for patients with elbow, wrist, or hand impairments*

-- Functional status change for patients with general orthopedic impairments*

-- Change in basic mobility*

-- Change in daily activities*

Stroke

-- DVT prophylaxis

-- Antithrombotic therapy at discharge

-- Atrial fibrillation discharged on anticoagulation

-- t-PA (thrombolysis) administration

-- Receive antithrombotic therapy by end of hospital day #2

-- Discharged on statin medication

-- Given education or educational materials

-- Patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke - assessed for rehabilitation

-- Functional communication measure: writing

-- Functional communication measure: swallowing

-- Functional communication measure: spoken language expression

-- Functional communication measure: spoken language comprehension

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