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Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge earns Acute Stroke Ready Certification from Joint Commission

DAIC

MAY 20, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 05/20/2024 - 08:00 May 20, 2024 — Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Acute Stroke Ready Certification. To achieve certification, OMC-Baton Rouge underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite.

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Abstract TMP21: Hospital Characteristics Influencing Discharge Disposition Following Acute Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP21-ATMP21, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors explain only a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.

Stroke

Stroke Strokes Hospital Certification

Abstract TP76: Step by Step: Implementing Post-Acute Stroke Standards

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP76-ATP76, February 1, 2024. Introduction:Certification programs and quality improvement initiatives improve outcomes among patient populations. Stroke rehab expertise, care processes, and educational resources vary among sites where post-acute care (PAC) is delivered.

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Stroke Strokes Education Certification

Abstract WMP106: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ambulatory Status at Discharge Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP106-AWMP106, February 1, 2024. Background:Medical comorbidities and stroke risk factors only explain a proportion of stroke incidence and outcomes in different populations. Social determinants of health(SDOH)have been associated with incident stroke.

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Stroke Strokes Education Medicaid

Abstract TP47: When Folks Stroke at a Freestand: Building Successful Stroke Workflows for Freestanding Emergency Departments

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP47-ATP47, February 1, 2024. All sites have 24/7 neurology provider coverage from an internal Neurohospitalist group that responds to stroke alerts in person or via telestroke. NIHSS certification is required and renewed every two years.

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Stroke Strokes Education Certification

Performance of Thrombectomy-Capable, Comprehensive, and Primary Stroke Centers in Reperfusion Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry

Circulation

OCTOBER 19, 2023

BACKGROUND:The thrombectomy-capable stroke center (TSC) is a recently introduced intermediate tier of accreditation for hospitals at which patients with acute ischemic stroke receive care. Participants were recruited from Get With The Guidelines–Stroke registry. 1.66]) and in TSCs compared with PSCs (OR, 1.45 [95% CI, 1.08–1.96]).

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Stroke Strokes Thrombolysis Certification

Abstract TP49: State of the Florida Stroke Coordinator: Hospital Inventory Survey Insights

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP49-ATP49, February 1, 2024. Background:Stroke coordinators (SC’s) are essential leaders of certified stroke centers which facilitate evidence-based stroke care, improving patient outcomes. Stroke coordinators abstract for multiple databases, even with data abstractor support.

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Stroke Strokes Hospital Certification

Abstract 93: Upgrading to Endovascular Therapy-Performing Hospital Increases Acute Ischemic Stroke Admissions

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A93-A93, February 1, 2024. Primary outcomes were trends in volume of total AIS admissions over time determined by linear regression. were given tPA, 22% had LVO, and 9.5% underwent mechanical thrombectomy.

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Hospital Stroke Strokes Certification

iRhythm Technologies Receives European Union’s CE Marking Under Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) for its Zio monitor and ZEUS System

DAIC

JANUARY 3, 2024

Furthermore, the certification incorporates CE mark for the ZEUS (Zio ECG Utilization Software) System, iRhythm’s advanced deep-learned AI algorithm which supports the capture and analysis of ECG data recorded by Zio monitor. “The milla1cf Wed, 01/03/2024 - 12:09 January 3, 2024 — iRhythm Technologies, Inc. ,

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Abstract TMP18: Real-World Challenges in US Thrombectomy Transfers: Difficulty Finding an Accepting Hospital, Prolonged Travel, and Differing Perceptions of Transfer Requirements

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP18-ATMP18, February 1, 2024. However, benefit is highly time-dependent and transferred patients experience poorer outcomes. Respondents were stroke directors or coordinators. Future interventions could standardize and provide oversight of regional stroke systems of care.

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Hospital Certification Stroke Strokes

Abstract WMP28: Developing a New Hospital Into a Primary Stroke Center in Just Over a Year

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP28-AWMP28, February 1, 2024. There is little data on certified stroke programs being established in new hospitals. We began trending processes and overall stroke care based on the Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) STK measures. Mean age was 63.15±17.37 Mean age was 63.15±17.37

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Hospital Certification Stroke Strokes

The “open data” movement runs aground on FOURIER

Dr. Anish Koka

JANUARY 18, 2023

LDL floats around in the blood stream and is thought to incrementally accumulate on blood vessels in the body, ultimately increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Statins inhibit the intracellular liver enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which then results in up regulation of LDL receptors on the surface of the liver cell.

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Post Pandemic, US Cardiovascular Death Rate Continues Upward Trajectory

DAIC

JANUARY 25, 2024

The continuing trend reverses improvements achieved in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce mortalities from heart disease and stroke , the leading causes of death in the United States. This was unfortunately the case with heart disease and stroke, which had been improving before the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Public Health Heart Disease Chronic Disease

The Florida Study and the public health hypocrites

Dr. Anish Koka

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The CDC/FDA paused distribution of this vaccine momentarily because of a rare, but real devastating complication that emerged in young healthy women who had received the vaccine - a platelet destroying blood clotting disorder that could cause a severe brain stroke. Numbers this small make for fragile conclusions.

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Public Health COVID-19 Blood Clot Article

Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge earns Acute Stroke Ready Certification from Joint Commission

Abstract TMP21: Hospital Characteristics Influencing Discharge Disposition Following Acute Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Abstract TP76: Step by Step: Implementing Post-Acute Stroke Standards

Abstract WMP106: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ambulatory Status at Discharge Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Abstract TP47: When Folks Stroke at a Freestand: Building Successful Stroke Workflows for Freestanding Emergency Departments

Performance of Thrombectomy-Capable, Comprehensive, and Primary Stroke Centers in Reperfusion Therapies for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report From the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry

Abstract TP49: State of the Florida Stroke Coordinator: Hospital Inventory Survey Insights

Abstract 93: Upgrading to Endovascular Therapy-Performing Hospital Increases Acute Ischemic Stroke Admissions

iRhythm Technologies Receives European Union’s CE Marking Under Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) for its Zio monitor and ZEUS System

Abstract TMP18: Real-World Challenges in US Thrombectomy Transfers: Difficulty Finding an Accepting Hospital, Prolonged Travel, and Differing Perceptions of Transfer Requirements

Abstract WMP28: Developing a New Hospital Into a Primary Stroke Center in Just Over a Year

The “open data” movement runs aground on FOURIER

Post Pandemic, US Cardiovascular Death Rate Continues Upward Trajectory

The Florida Study and the public health hypocrites

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