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Effect of a provincial system of stroke care delivery on stroke care and outcomes.
Abstract BACKGROUND:Systems of stroke care delivery have been promoted as a means of improving the quality of stroke care, but little is known about their effectiveness. We assessed the effect of the Ontario Stroke System, a province-wide strategy of regionalized stroke care delivery, on stroke care and outcomes in Ontario, Canada. METHODS:We used population-based provincial administrative databases to identify all emergency department visits and hospital admissions for acute stroke and transient ischemic attack from Jan. 1, 2001, to Dec. 31, 2010. Using piecewise regression analyses, we assessed the effect of the...
Source: cmaj - May 27, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kapral MK, Fang J, Silver FL, Hall R, Stamplecoski M, O'Callaghan C, Tu JV Tags: CMAJ Source Type: research