This is the whole problem in stroke enumerated in one word; 'care'; NOT RECOVERY!
Our non-existent stroke leadership should be demanding RECOVERY NOT 'CARE'!
My god, anyone in the business world would be fired immediately for managing or caring about something rather than delivering RESULTS. And this is why this is a complete fucking failure! This does nothing to guarantee recovery for survivors!
If your hospital is touting 'care' it means they are a failure because they are delivering 'care'; NOT RECOVERY! I would never go to a failed hospital! Anytime I see the word 'care' associated with a stroke hospital; I immediately think fucking failure!
YOU have to get involved and change this failure mindset of 'care' to 100% RECOVERY! Survivors want RECOVERY, NOT 'CARE'!
I see nothing here that states going for 100% recovery! You need to create EXACT PROTOCOLS FOR THAT!
ASK SURVIVORS WHAT THEY WANT, THEY'LL NEVER RESPOND 'CARE'! This tyranny of low expectations has to be completely rooted out of any stroke conversation! I wouldn't go there because of such incompetency as not having 100% recovery protocols!
RECOVERY IS THE ONLY GOAL IN STROKE!
GET THERE!
When care teams unite, stroke outcomes improve
9 minute talk at link, which I'm certainly not listening to.
Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. Yet about 80% of strokes are preventable, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
As one of the nation’s leading providers of stroke careNOT RECOVERY!), HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation are collaborating with the AHA to help improve the full continuum of stroke careNOT RECOVERY!)—from patient awareness and prevention to prompt treatment and reducing recurrence.
HCA Healthcare is part of the AMA Health System Member Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and careNOT RECOVERY!) teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine.
The Getting to the Heart of Stroke™ initiative focuses on improving patient outcomes with increased collaboration between neurology and cardiology, evidence-based education and interventions, and identifying and addressing health-related social needs.
“We started by asking ourselves, if the community is unaware of how to lower their risk of having a stroke or if they're unaware of those warning signs and symptoms, how can we help them? Then, when they reach our healthcare system, how can we ensure we are providing of the best careNOT RECOVERY!) possible?” said cardiologist Steven V. Manoukian, MD, a senior vice president at HCA Healthcare and American Heart Association 2024 Healthcare Volunteer of the Year.
Working with the AHA to design and implement an initiative to improve patient and community awareness and amplify clinical findings was a natural fit.
“No other organization matches the American Heart Association’s strength across the stroke continuum,” said Dr. Manoukian. “Their deep community engagement and commitment to education are unparalleled, and they're the source of the clinical guidelines health careNOT RECOVERY!) professionals rely on.”
“They're the No. 1 voice in cardiovascular clinical knowledge, science and research … And they have scientific symposia which allow us to amplify our shared mission to tens of thousands of healthcare professionals,” he added. “This collaboration has been a home run.”
At the clinical level, HCA Healthcare launched Getting to the Heart of Stroke as a pilot program at 10 of its comprehensive stroke centers to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing between cardiologists, neurologists and emergency medicine physicians. Together, they are improving stroke careNOT RECOVERY!) using evidence-based standards and protocols guided by AHA’s recommendations.
“When you have clinical champions working together, rowing the boat in the same direction to ensure evidence-based testing, optimal treatment and thorough investigation of the cause of a stroke, we achieve better outcomes for patients and greater health care value as well,” said Dr. Manoukian.
The pilot program has, in fact, moved the needle, particularly in identifying the cause of a patient’s stroke. Comprehensive in-hospital diagnostic testing and cardiac monitoring have improved stroke cause identification by 33%, which can significantly reduce stroke recurrence.
Bringing careNOT RECOVERY!) teams together
The pilot program focused on breaking down silos between clinical specialties. This began with identifying and understanding knowledge and capability gaps and improving communication among stroke specialists.
To create stronger, seamless collaborations, HCA Healthcare’s pilot program leaders identified physicians who were engaged, open and committed to shepherd multidisciplinary teams through new processes, protocols and systems.
“It starts with identifying champions across teams who can help bridge knowledge gaps and foster collaboration centered around patient careNOT RECOVERY!),” said Dr. Manoukian. “The diverse perspectives of our frontline stakeholders—whether nurses, physicians or the entirety of the health care team—is what drives meaningful change.”
From there, HCA Healthcare invested in infrastructure, technology and other tools to support more effective careNOT RECOVERY!) across disciplines.
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