RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Sinclair, Heather Q.
T1 Improvement in In-Hospital Clinical Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke 2003–2009: Findings from Get with the Guidelines-Stroke
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2010
FD SAGE Publications
VO 10
IS 1
SP 16
OP 17
DO 10.1177/155989771001007
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/1/16.abstract
AB Get With The Guidelines -Stroke, a stroke registry component of a continuous evidence-driven performance improvement program that includes a web-based patient management tool to provide clinical decision-making support, reporting, and patient education elements, was developed to track, measure, and improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack in the United States. This article discusses a subset of these findings, including only patients with acute ischemic stroke.