What was the process for the selection and development of these ICH performance measures?
The process for the selection and development of these ICH performance measures used an approach from the AHA/ASA Stroke Performance Oversight Committee similar to that used for the 2014 AHA/ASA ischemic stroke performance measures. Only Class I (high consensus for benefit) and Class III (high consensus for harm) recommendations according to the AHA/ASA criteria for recommendations and classification of Levels of Evidence were considered candidates for development into performance measures (Supplemental Tables 2 and 3). The Committee requested and received input and correspondence to review all Class I and III recommendations from the 2015 AHA/ASA ICH guidelines for suitability to develop into performance measures.