Monitoring and improving acute stroke care: The North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative

N C Med J. 2012 Nov-Dec;73(6):494-8.

Abstract

The North Carolina Stroke Care Collaborative is a stroke care quality-improvement (QI) program that provides performance data to hospitals continuously, allowing for rapid feedback and for development of QI initiatives. Between 2005 and 2012, 89,413 stroke cases were enrolled, and the proportion of patients receiving defect-free care improved from 52% to 79%. However, important areas for improvement remain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
  • Brain Ischemia / therapy*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / standards*
  • Female
  • Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / therapy
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • North Carolina
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Quality Improvement*
  • Registries
  • Stroke / therapy*
  • Young Adult