2011
Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers
Lichtman JH, Jones SB, Wang Y, Watanabe E, Leifheit-Limson E, Goldstein LB. Outcomes after ischemic stroke for hospitals with and without Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers. Neurology 2011, 76: 1976-1982. PMID: 21543736, PMCID: PMC3109877, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821e54f3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBrain IschemiaCertificationCohort StudiesFemaleHospitalsHumansIntensive Care UnitsJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsMaleQuality of Health CareStrokeTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPrimary stroke centerRisk-standardized mortalityJoint CommissionPSC hospitalsIschemic strokeReadmission ratesStroke centersService Medicare beneficiariesHospital referral regionsIschemic stroke dischargesPSC certificationPatient demographicsComorbid conditionsStudy cohortMortality outcomesNational averagePrimary diagnosisReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesHierarchical linear regression modelsHospitalStroke dischargesLinear regression modelsLower ratesStroke
2009
Stroke Patient Outcomes in US Hospitals Before the Start of the Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification Program
Lichtman JH, Allen NB, Wang Y, Watanabe E, Jones SB, Goldstein LB. Stroke Patient Outcomes in US Hospitals Before the Start of the Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center Certification Program. Stroke 2009, 40: 3574-3579. PMID: 19797179, PMCID: PMC2782858, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.561472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleHospital MortalityHospitalsHumansJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsMaleStrokeTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsPrimary stroke centerCross-sectional studyBetter outcomesJoint CommissionHospital mortalityStroke centersCox proportional hazards modelStroke center certificationStroke patient outcomesProportional hazards modelYears of ageHierarchical logistic regressionIschemic strokeCenter certificationPatient outcomesMedicare feeHazards modelUS hospitalsService beneficiariesHospitalLogistic regressionPatientsMortalityRisk adjustmentStudy sample