Using routine data for quality assessment in neuronet telestroke care

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 984-990

  Theiss, Stephan ^a,b   Günzel, Franziska ^b   Storm, Anna ^b   Hausn, Patrick ^c   Isenmann, Stefan ^d   Klisch, Joachim ^e   Ickenstein, Guntram W ^c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^e HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quality assurance; routine data; stroke; telemedicine; telestroke network

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEURONET TELESTROKE CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK REDUCTION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROUTINE DATA; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE NETWORK;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 84886063844     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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