Feasibility of certified quality management in a comprehensive stroke care network using telemedicine: STENO project

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1011-1016

  Handschu, René ^a,b   Scibor, Mateusz ^a   Wacker, Angela ^a   Stark, David R ^a   Köhrmann, Martin ^a   Erbguth, Frank ^c   Oschmann, Patrick ^d   Schwab, Stefan ^a   Marquardt, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Neumarkt   (Germany)

^c Nuremberg Municipal Academic Hospital   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Hohe Warte   (Germany)

Author keywords

Certification; Quality management; Stroke; Stroke unit; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STROKE PATIENT; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER NETWORK; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; MALE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TELEMEDICINE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920423676     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12342     Document Type: Article

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