The Character of Acute Stroke Treatment
is the first national acute stroke treatment registry and performance
measurement program for hospitals. It uses a web-based platform to provide
clinicians, QA directors, clinical managers and other hospital personnel
the ability to capture, analyze, access and compare their data with
that of other institutions on a national basis.
is designed to enable hospitals to enter data at any time and immediately
see multiple reports incorporating their data which clearly document
performance. The data elements have been carefully selected to benchmark
time-to-treatment, clinical decision-making and HCFA identified quality
measures.
is easy to use and provides meaningful reports in graphical presentation
quality formats. You may enter patient data and review your own reports
and registry comparisons at any time using an assigned password code
to access a secured area of the Ethos website.
allows you to compare your hospital's acute stroke treatment quality
against hospitals with similar characteristics participating in the
registry. Because all hospitals utilize the Ethos data entry screen,
comparability of data across institutions is ensured. Confidentiality
for patient and hospital data is built-in by blinding all hospital data
entered into the registry and complying with federal patient confidentiality
standards by avoiding collection of patient identifier information.
Hospital
Comparison criteria include:
e-thos
(e'thos') noun. 1. The disposition, character, or attitude peculiar
to a specific people, culture, or group that distinguishes it from other
peoples or groups; fundamental values or spirit; mores. 2. The governing
or central principle in a movement, work of art, mode of expression,
or the like. Greek; custom, usage, trait.
has multiple applications to "The Stroke Report and Registry"
including:
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Documenting the specific characteristics of the
stroke patient population being managed by participating hospitals
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Measurement
of attributes and quality of acute stroke treatment programs within
participating hospitals
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Establishing
data comparability across hospitals to document national patterns
and trends in stroke treatment
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Understanding
and describing the national character of acute stroke treatment
The
stylized "e" suggests the electronic or Internet-enabled design
and platform of "The Stroke Report and Registry".
