A Person-Centered Approach to Poststroke Care: The COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services Model.

ABSTRACT: Many individuals who have had a stroke leave the hospital without postacute care services in place. Despite high risks of complications and readmission, there is no standard in the United States for postacute stroke care after discharge home. We describe the rationale and methods for the development of the COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) care model and the structure and quality metrics used for implementation. COMPASS, an innovative, comprehensive extension of the TRAnsition Coaching for Stroke (TRACS) program, is a clinician-led quality improvement model providing early supported discharge and transitional care for individuals who have had a stroke and have been discharged home. The effectiveness of the COMPASS model is being assessed in a cluster-randomized pragmatic t

SUBMITTER: Bushnell CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257530 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature