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Minnesota Stroke System
The
Minnesota Stroke System is set to launch in 2014. The first phase of
the system is for the MDH to designate hospitals and emergency centers
according to their level of acute stroke care. Participation in the
system is voluntary. We intend for every acute care hospital and
emergency center in the state to participate in order to ensure high
quality stroke care for all Minnesotans. All acute care hospitals and
emergency centers are eligible to apply for designation. We are committed to supporting hospitals to become designated. We are hosting workshops, created a toolkit and a how-to guide for applying, and we will be hosting a webinar in February to talk about the designation process. We also created a newsletter, which is attached. To find out more, please contact health.stroke@state.mn.us or visit our website. Please watch for more announcements through this newsletter and other communications.
Statewide Quality Reporting
All
acute care hospitals in Minnesota are required to submit data on health
care measures as part of the Health Reform Act of 2008. This year, for
stroke, the "Door to imaging performed" measure will continue to be
reported, and a new measure, "Time to IV Thrombolytic Therapy" will also
be required. These data must be submitted on all eligible patient cases
starting July 1, 2013. Please visit the MDH health reform website to
get more information about or to report your data. There will be a
webinar on Jan 8 at 2 pm hosted by Stratis Health to review general
reporting requirements with a special section on stroke measures. See
info below in the Webinars section.
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