Risk adjustment of ischemic stroke outcomes for comparing hospital performance a statement for healthcare professionals from the american heart association/american stroke association

Stroke

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 918-944

  Katzan, Irene L ^a   Spertus, John ^a   Bettger, Janet Prvu ^a   Bravata, Dawn M ^a   Reeves, Mathew J ^a   Smith, Eric E ^a   Bushnell, Cheryl ^a   Higashida, Randall T ^a   Hinchey, Judith A ^a   Holloway, Robert G ^a   Howard, George ^a   King, Rosemarie B ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   Lutz, Barbara J ^a   Yeh, Robert W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA scientific statements; Health policy; Outcomes; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRENGTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WEAKNESS; AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENTS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENTS; HEALTH POLICY; OUTCOMES; STROKE;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899140508     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000441948.35804.77     Document Type: Review

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