Defect-free care trends in the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program, 2008-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In an effort to improve stroke quality of care and patient outcomes, quality of care metrics are monitored to assess utilization of evidence-based stroke care processes as part of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program (PCNASP). We aimed to assess temporal trends in defect-free care (DFC) received by stroke patients in the PCNASP between 2008 and 2018.

Methods

Quality of care data for 10 performance measures were available for 849,793 patients aged ≥18 years who were admitted to a participating hospital with a clinical diagnosis of stroke between 2008 and 2018. A patient who receives care according to all performance measures for which they are eligible, receives "defect-free care" (DFC) (eg, appropriate medications, assessments, and education). Generali

SUBMITTER: Overwyk KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8114176 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature