Performance MeasuresOutcomeBackground: To assess contemporary care practices consistent with the evidence-based performance measures adopted by GWTG-Stroke and whether the composite measure rate was associated with in-hospital outcomes, the Second China National Stroke Registry (CNSRI...
BACKGROUND- Increased compliance with performance measures could reflect better care or better data documentation. We examined trends in the documentation of eligibility criteria, treatment contraindications, and missing data in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program to quantify their contribution to in...
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Are quality improvements in the get with the guidelines: stroke program related to better care or better data documentation? BACKGROUND- Increased compliance with performance measures could reflect better care or better data documentation. We examined trends in the documentation ... MJ Reeves,MV Grau...
Other measures, such as infusion of positive inotropes, are used on a temporary basis with a plan for more definitive therapies. The use of intermittent infusions to control symptoms is not recommended by the AHA/ACC guidelines unless the patient is awaiting definitive therapy, such as ...
Schwamm and colleagues analyzed in-hospital deaths and examined how frequently 397,257 black, white and Hispanicischemic strokepatients (average age 71) received seven evidence-based stroke care measures at 1,181 hospitals participating in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program between 2003 to 200...
Synthesizing lessons learned from get with the guidelines: the value of disease-based registries in improving quality and outcomes. Background Baseline C-reactive protein (CRP) levels predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: death, myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revas......
This study develops a method to transform an existing registry into a nationally representative database to evaluate acute ischemic stroke care quality. Methods Two statistical approaches are used to develop post-stratification weights for the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke registry by anchoring ...
Are quality improvements in the get with the guidelines: stroke program related to better care or better data documentation? BACKGROUND- Increased compliance with performance measures could reflect better care or better data documentation. We examined trends in the documentation ... MJ Reeves,MV Grau...
Findings In this cohort study including 49 399 patients hospitalized for HFrEF in the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure registry, 1 in 5 patients were discharged with prescriptions for SGLT2i therapy; rates were similarly low in patients with comorbid type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney dise...