Hospital-Level Variability in Reporting of Ischemic Stroke Subtypes and Supporting Diagnostic Evaluation in GWTG-Stroke Registry.
Michael T MullenMahmut Edip GurolShyam PrabhakaranSteven R MesseDawn O KleindorferEric Edward SmithGregory Y H LipHaolin XuXin ZhaoJoaquin E CigarroaLee S SchwammPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2023)
Reporting of IS etiologic subtype and supporting diagnostic testing was low overall, with high rates of missing optional data. Improvement in the capture of these data elements is needed to identify opportunities for quality improvement in the diagnostic evaluation and secondary prevention of stroke.