Hospital Certification for Optimizing Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Quality of Care and Outcomes
Fonarow G, Gregory T, Driskill M, Stewart M, Beam C, Butler J, Jacobs A, Meltzer N, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Spertus J, Yancy C, Tomaselli G, Sacco R. Hospital Certification for Optimizing Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Quality of Care and Outcomes. Circulation 2010, 122: 2459-2469. PMID: 21098429, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0b013e3182011a81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationAmerican Stroke AssociationCardiovascular diseaseStroke AssociationStroke qualityEvidence-based careStroke patientsLeading causeCurrent evidenceHospital accreditationStrokeDiseaseHealthcare expendituresHospital certificationCareOutcomesPatientsFuture strategiesAssociationHealthcare organizationsHospitalMixed findingsMortality