Emergency Medical Services Data: An Unexpected Source of Variation in Stroke Care Performance

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA.
² Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati OH.

Editorial

Rebecca E Cash et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e028491.

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028491. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA.
² Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati OH.

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; emergency medical services; quality and outcomes; stroke.

Comment on

Emergency Medical Services Stroke Care Performance Variability in Michigan: Analysis of a Statewide Linked Stroke Registry.
Oostema JA, Nickles A, Luo Z, Reeves MJ. Oostema JA, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e026834. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.026834. Epub 2022 Dec 20. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023. PMID: 36537345 Free PMC article.

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