Inter-rater reliability of data elements from a prototype of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry (PCNASR) is a U.S. based national registry designed to monitor and improve the quality of acute stroke care delivered by hospitals. The registry monitors care through specific performance measures, the accuracy of which depends in part on the reliability of the individual data elements used to construct them. This study describes the inter-rater reliability of data elements collected in Michigan's state-based prototype of the PCNASR.

Methods

Over a 6-month period, 15 hospitals participating in the Michigan PCNASR prototype submitted data on 2566 acute stroke admissions. Trained hospital staff prospectively identified acute stroke admissions, abstracted chart information, and submitted data to the registry. At each

SUBMITTER: Reeves MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442121 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature