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ArticleStroke and vascular neurology2018

Chinese Stroke Center Alliance: a national effort to improve healthcare quality for acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack: rationale, design and preliminary findings.

Yongjun Wang, Zixiao Li, Yilong Wang, Xingquan Zhao, Liping Liu, Xin Yang, Caiyun Wang, Hongqiu Gu, Fuying Zhang, Chunjuan Wang and 5 more

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Article in Stroke and vascular neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Yongjun WangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Zixiao LiChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Yilong WangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xingquan ZhaoChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Liping LiuChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xin YangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Caiyun WangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Hongqiu GuChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Fuying ZhangOffice of Chinese Stroke Center Alliance, Chinese Stroke Association, Beijing, China.
Chunjuan WangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
Ying XianDepartment of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
David Z WangINI Stroke Network, OSF Healthcare System, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Qiang DongDepartment of Neurology, Shanghai Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Anding XuDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Jizong ZhaoChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In June 2015, the Chinese Stroke Association (CSA) initiated the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance (CSCA) to establish the national hospital-based stroke care quality assessment and improvement platform. This article outlines its objectives, operational structure, patient population, quality improvement (QI) intervention tools, data elements, data collection methodology and current patient and hospital data. Methods: The CSCA is a national, hospital-based, multicentre, voluntary, multifaceted intervention and continuous QI initiative. This multifaceted intervention includes stroke centre development, written care protocols, workshops and a monitoring/feedback system of evidence-based performance measures. The data coordinating centre of the CSCA resides at the China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital. Results: As of July 2017, 1576 hospitals in China have contributed detailed clinical information to serve as a benchmark for the stroke care quality of 433 264 patients with acute stroke/transient ischaemic attacks (TIA), including 352 572 (81.38%) acute ischaemic stroke, 30 362 (7.01%) TIA, 42 080 (9.71%) spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage, 5505 (1.27%) subarachnoid haemorrhage and 2745 (0.63%) not specified stroke. Conclusion: The CSCA programme is designed to establish a continuous national stroke registry and help healthcare providers develop stroke centres and treat patients in a consistent manner in accordance with accepted national guidelines and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes. It supports the CSA mission to reduce stroke burden in China.

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AgedBenchmarkingChinaFemaleHemorrhagic StrokeHumansIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareResearch DesignTreatment Outcomeacute strokechinese stroke center alliancehealthcare qualitytransient ischemic attack

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PMCPMC6312129

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