Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Fonarow, Gregg C ^a   Liang, Li ^c   Smith, Eric E ^d   Reeves, Mathew J ^e   Saver, Jeffrey L ^b   Xian, Ying ^c   Hernandez, Adrian F ^c   Peterson, Eric D ^c   Schwamm, Lee H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Measures registry; Primary Stroke Center certification

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CERTIFICATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE REHABILITATION; TIME TO TREATMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ACHIEVEMENT; ACUTE DISEASE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; MEASURES REGISTRY; PRIMARY STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION; STANDARD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE;

ACUTE STROKE; MEASURES REGISTRY; PRIMARY STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION;

EID: 84891908407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000451     Document Type: Article

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