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Topics Covered in this section:

  • Primary Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

  • Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

Primary Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

Resource Title: Variation and Trends in Documentation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals (Reeves, 2015)

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001775

Resource Title: Variation and Trends in Documentation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals (Reeves, 2015)

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001775

Resource Title: Know Stroke: NIHSS English (This program is free of charge to all healthcare professionals)

Link: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/resources/

Resource Title: Know Stroke: NIHSS English (This program is free of charge to all healthcare professionals)

Link: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/resources/

Resource Title: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STR.0000000000000158

Resource Title: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STR.0000000000000158

Resource Title: Door-in-Door-Out Time at Primary Stroke Centers May Predict Outcome for Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Patients

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021936

Resource Title: Door-in-Door-Out Time at Primary Stroke Centers May Predict Outcome for Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Patients

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021936

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Resource Title: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.0000000000000024

Resource Title: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/str.0000000000000024

Resource Title: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000375

Resource Title: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000375

Resource Title: Acute Ischemic Stroke Toolkit

Link: https://www.stroke.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/Ischemic-Stroke-Professional-Materials/AIS-Toolkit/AIS-Professional-Education-Presentation-ucm_485538

Resource Title: Acute Ischemic Stroke Toolkit

Link: https://www.stroke.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/Ischemic-Stroke-Professional-Materials/AIS-Toolkit/AIS-Professional-Education-Presentation-ucm_485538

Resource Title: Phase II TARGET:STROKE Best Practices 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-ii/targetstrokebestpractices_ucm_470145.pdf?la=en&hash=ACC1CCA2179879AE7C49C83C42506EAD7BC34298

Resource Title: Phase II TARGET:STROKE Best Practices 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-ii/targetstrokebestpractices_ucm_470145.pdf?la=en&hash=ACC1CCA2179879AE7C49C83C42506EAD7BC34298

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Resource Title: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies for the Oldest Patients: Possibilities and Challenges 

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740382/

Resource Title: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies for the Oldest Patients: Possibilities and Challenges 

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740382/

Resource Title: Stroke Symptoms

Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

Resource Title: Stroke Symptoms

Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

Resource Title: Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. Public Education Handout 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/FAST-Resources/ucm_467905.pdf

Resource Title: Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. Public Education Handout 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/FAST-Resources/ucm_467905.pdf

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Resource Title: Relationship Between Surgeon Volume and Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews (Morche, 2016)

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129247/

Resource Title: Relationship Between Surgeon Volume and Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews (Morche, 2016)

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5129247/

Resource Title: Volume-Outcome Relation for Physicians and Hospitals Performing Angioplasty for Acute

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/hc3901.096668

Resource Title: Volume-Outcome Relation for Physicians and Hospitals Performing Angioplasty for Acute

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/hc3901.096668

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Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III

Link: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/introducing-target-stroke-phase-iii

Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III

Link: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/introducing-target-stroke-phase-iii

Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification Chart-Abstracted Measures

Resource Title: Variation and Trends in Documentation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals (Reeves, 2015)

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001775

Resource Title: Variation and Trends in Documentation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in GWTG-Stroke Hospitals (Reeves, 2015)

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.115.001775

Resource Title: Know Stroke: NIHSS English (This program is free of charge to all healthcare professionals)

Link: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/resources/

Resource Title: Know Stroke: NIHSS English (This program is free of charge to all healthcare professionals)

Link: https://www.stroke.nih.gov/resources/

Resource Title: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000375

Resource Title: 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000375

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Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III

Link: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/introducing-target-stroke-phase-iii

Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III

Link: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/introducing-target-stroke-phase-iii

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Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III Door-to-Device Time Key Best Practice Strategies

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-iii/9-17-update/final-door-to-device-best-practice-one-pager.pdf?la=en

Resource Title: TARGET: Stroke Phase III Door-to-Device Time Key Best Practice Strategies

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-iii/9-17-update/final-door-to-device-best-practice-one-pager.pdf?la=en

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Resource Title: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack | Stroke

Resource Title: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Link: Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack | Stroke

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Resource Title: Acute Ischemic Stroke Toolkit

Link: https://www.stroke.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/Ischemic-Stroke-Professional-Materials/AIS-Toolkit/AIS-Professional-Education-Presentation-ucm_485538

Resource Title: Acute Ischemic Stroke Toolkit

Link: https://www.stroke.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/Ischemic-Stroke-Professional-Materials/AIS-Toolkit/AIS-Professional-Education-Presentation-ucm_485538

Resource Title: Phase II TARGET:STROKE Best Practices 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-ii/targetstrokebestpractices_ucm_470145.pdf?la=en&hash=ACC1CCA2179879AE7C49C83C42506EAD7BC34298

Resource Title: Phase II TARGET:STROKE Best Practices 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-phase-ii/targetstrokebestpractices_ucm_470145.pdf?la=en&hash=ACC1CCA2179879AE7C49C83C42506EAD7BC34298

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Resource Title: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies for the Oldest Patients: Possibilities and Challenges 

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740382/

Resource Title: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies for the Oldest Patients: Possibilities and Challenges 

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740382/

Resource Title: Stroke Symptoms

Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

Resource Title: Stroke Symptoms

Link: https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms

Resource Title: Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. Public Education Handout 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/FAST-Resources/ucm_467905.pdf

Resource Title: Spot A Stroke F.A.S.T. Public Education Handout 

Link: https://www.heart.org/-/media/Stroke-Files/FAST-Resources/ucm_467905.pdf

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