Evaluation of Rural Stroke Services: Does Implementation of Coordinators and Pathways Improve Care in Rural Hospitals? [Basic Sciences]

Conclusions—
Investment in clinical coordinators who implemented organizational change, together with increased clinician resources, effectively improved stroke care in rural hospitals, resulting in more patients being discharged home.

Source: Stroke - September 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Cadilhac, D. A., Purvis, T., Kilkenny, M. F., Longworth, M., Mohr, K., Pollack, M., Levi, C. R., on behalf of the New South Wales Strokes Services Coordinating Commitee and the Agency for Clinical Innovation Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Basic Sciences Source Type: research