2016
Association of Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Participation and Clinical Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries With Ischemic Stroke
Song S, Fonarow G, Olson D, Liang L, Schulte P, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Reeves M, Smith E, Schwamm L, Saver J. Association of Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program Participation and Clinical Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries With Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2016, 47: 1294-1302. PMID: 27079809, PMCID: PMC4975426, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.011874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic stroke admissionsGWTG-Stroke programIschemic stroke admissionsClinical outcomesStroke admissionsMedicare beneficiariesAcute care US hospitalsHospital-based quality improvement programsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsImproved functional outcomesAmerican Heart AssociationQuality Improvement ProgramGWTG-StrokePostdischarge mortalityAcute strokeIschemic strokeFunctional outcomeHeart AssociationNonparticipating hospitalsStroke hospitalsHospital participationUS hospitalsHospitalPre periodSimilar hospitals
2011
Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry
Reeves M, Fonarow G, Smith E, Pan W, Olson D, Hernandez A, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Representativeness of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry. Stroke 2011, 43: 44-49. PMID: 21980197, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.626978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke admissionsGWTG-Stroke hospitalsGWTG-StrokeMedicare cohortStroke admissionsStroke hospitalsIschemic strokePatient characteristicsMedicare patientsGuidelines-Stroke registryGWTG-Stroke programIschemic stroke populationService Medicare patientsAcute ischemic strokeLength of stayHospital mortalityDischarge homeHospital outcomesAcute strokeStroke populationHospital characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesAdmissionHospitalNational fee