2018
Participation in Get With the Guidelines–Stroke and Its Association With Quality of Care for Stroke
Howard G, Schwamm LH, Donnelly JP, Howard VJ, Jasne A, Smith EE, Rhodes JD, Kissela BM, Fonarow GC, Kleindorfer DO, Albright KC. Participation in Get With the Guidelines–Stroke and Its Association With Quality of Care for Stroke. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 1331-1337. PMID: 30083763, PMCID: PMC6248106, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.2101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activatorIschemic strokeQuality of careGuidelines-StrokeGWTG-StrokeMean ageNonparticipating hospitalsCare measuresRisk factorsPopulation-based cohort studyPlasminogen activatorLipid profile assessmentParticipants 45 yearsStroke risk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramEvidence-based interventionsExercise counselingNeurologist evaluationAntithrombotic therapyCohort studyAntithrombotic useStroke careMAIN OUTCOMELipid evaluationHospital
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