Measuring Stroke Quality: Methodological Considerations in Selecting, Defining, and Analyzing Quality Measures.

2022-10

Yu, Amy Y X

Bravata, Dawn M

Norrving, Bo

Reeves, Mathew J

Liu, Liping

Kilkenny, Monique F

data analysis

evidence-based care

health services

ischemic stroke

quality improvement

Journal Article

0000-0002-7276-9551

0000-0002-3048-2536

0000-0002-8024-5096

0000-0002-8019-6343

0000-0003-2943-055X

0000-0002-3375-287X

10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.036485

Knowledge about stroke and its management is growing rapidly and stroke systems of care must adapt to deliver evidence-based care. Quality improvement initiatives are essential for translating knowledge from clinical trials and recommendations in guidelines into routine clinical practice. This review focuses on issues central to the measurement of the quality of stroke care, including selection and definition of quality measures, identification of the eligible patient cohorts, optimization of data quality, and considerations for data analysis and interpretation.

link

Stroke 2022; 53(10): 3214-3221

Stroke