Correlation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Ross JS, Arling G, Ofner S, Roumie CL, Keyhani S, Williams LS, Ordin DL, Bravata DM. Correlation of Inpatient and Outpatient Measures of Stroke Care Quality Within Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Stroke 2011, 42: 2269-2275. PMID: 21719771, PMCID: PMC3144276, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.611913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefect-free careInternational normalized ratioDischarge care qualityStroke care qualityLow-density lipoproteinBlood pressureNormalized ratioCare qualityVeterans Health Administration medical centersLow-density lipoprotein goalsVeterans Health Administration hospitalsComposite rateChart-abstracted dataHemoglobin target levelsTobacco cessation counselingAcute ischemic strokeVeterans Health AdministrationComposite measureIntegrated health systemQuality of careAmbulatory care qualityHemoglobin goalLipoprotein goalsPostdischarge ratesCessation counseling