The stroke rehabilitation categories are worthless and nothing on the results of tPA therapy. NOTHING on RESULTS. You need to get that changed because the status quo reporting will never be changed by the stroke medical teams.
http://www.northumberlandview.ca/?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=42151
TORONTO, June 1, 2016
/CNW/ - Ontario's stroke mortality in 2015 was the lowest rate ever
reported, making the province a leading jurisdiction worldwide in the
prevention of stroke mortality.
"This is fantastic news," said Cardiac Care Network (CCN), Stroke Services Executive Director Chris O'Callaghan.
" The risk of dying within 30 days of a stroke has gone down from 11.7
per 100 patients in 2014 to 10.6 in 2015, almost a 10 per cent decrease,
translating to more than 60 fewer deaths annually.
"More Ontarians are surviving a stroke and are receiving the
rehabilitation services they need to achieve optimal recovery," she
said.
The finding of improved mortality rates was part of a comprehensive
evaluation of the province's stroke care system by the Ontario Stroke
Network (OSN). The OSN and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative
Sciences (ICES) today released a Stroke Report Card that compares the
level of access and treatment of people who suffer strokes across the
province, showing that the majority of indicators and benchmarks have
improved since the previous three-year performance study.
Each Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) received its own
detailed report card, which shows the progress being made, and will be
used to review gaps and identify solutions that will further enhance the
stroke care system. A first in Canada, the OSN stroke report cards, introduced in 2011, grade the delivery of care for each of Ontario's 14 LHINs, providing data on stroke care and service, both regionally and provincially.
"The Stroke Report Cards have been critical in measuring performance
and driving improvements in stroke care, resulting in improved patient
outcomes at the LHIN level," said Dr. Mark Bayley.
"The report cards show that patient flow improved as reflected in
reduced wait times for transitions, better access to specialized stroke
units and improved access and efficiency of rehabilitative care."
Significant progress has been made towards helping to drive improvements in stroke prevention and care in Ontario.
Provincially, the report card shows improvement in 14 of 16 indicators,
compared to the previous three years. Additionally, 10 of 14 benchmarks
have also improved.
Andrea Guth, Program Director for
Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) Integrated
Stroke Program said the report cards also show that provincial trend is
moving towards more equitable access across the province for rehab
services. "The province is doing a lot of work right now in ensuring
that stroke patients are not waiting to get into rehabilitation," said
Guth. "What we have done here in Waterloo-Wellington is to introduce a policy that people receiving treatment for stroke cannot be refused."
O'Callaghan said that the CCN will continue its vital collaboration with Ontario's
11 Regional Stroke Networks to align operating plans, education,
knowledge translation approaches and implementation strategies to
advance access to best practices and work with ICES to continually
improve the report card process and outcome indicators.
ABOUT CARDIAC CARE NETWORK OF ONTARIO
As of April 1, 2016, the OSN and CCN
have come together as a single entity to ensure a comprehensive and
integrated approach to cardiac, vascular and stroke care in Ontario.
The CCN is a system support to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care (MOHLTC), Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), hospitals, and
care providers dedicated to improving quality, efficiency, access and
equity in the delivery of the continuum of cardiovascular services in
Ontario. In addition to helping plan, coordinate, implement and
evaluate cardiovascular care in Ontario,
CCN is responsible for developing, maintaining and reporting on the
provincial cardiac and vascular registries. In the role of monitoring
and enhancing quality of cardiac and vascular services in Ontario,
CCN develops strategies, based on best practices, to better manage
cardiovascular disease across the continuum of care, including
strategies to prevent acute hospital re-admissions, decrease demand on
emergency departments and decrease the need for initial and repeat
procedures. The Cardiac Care Network of Ontario is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES (ICES)
The
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) is an independent,
non-profit organization that uses population-based health information to
produce knowledge on a broad range of health care issues. Our unbiased
evidence provides measures of health system performance, a clearer
understanding of the shifting health care needs of Ontarians, and a
stimulus for discussion of practical solutions to optimize scarce
resources. ICES knowledge is highly regarded in Canada
and abroad, and is widely used by government, hospitals, planners, and
practitioners to make decisions about care delivery and to develop
policy. For the latest ICES news, follow us on Twitter: @ICESOntario
The Stroke Month 2016 website is www.ontariostrokenetwork.ca/strokemonth2016.
REPORT CARDS NOW ONLINE
The OSN Stroke Report Cards are now online at http://ontariostrokenetwork.ca/ontario-stroke-evaluation-report/ontario-stroke-report-cards.
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