The Stroke Practice Improvement Network: A Quasiexperimental Trial of a Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Quality

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-137

  Hinchey, Judith A ^a   Shephard, Timothy ^b   Tonn, Sarah T ^c   Ruthazer, Robin ^a   Hermann, Richard C ^a   Selker, Harry P ^a   Kent, David M ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Stroke System Consulting   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; diffusion of medical innovation; evidence medicine; performance measures; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL AND HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 77249153171     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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