Is there evidence that performance measurement in stroke has influenced health policy and changes to health systems?

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3413-3420

  Cadilhac, Dominique A ^a,b   Amatya, Bhasker ^c   Lalor, Erin ^d   Rudd, Anthony ^e   Lindsay, Patrice ^f   Asplund, Kjell ^g  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Canadian Stroke Network   (Canada)

^g UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Performance measurement; Policy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STROKE;

EID: 84870887127     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.617894     Document Type: Review

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