TY - JOUR
T1 - Stroke care quality in China
T2 - Substantial improvement, and a huge challenge and opportunity
AU - Wang, Yilong
AU - Li, Zixiao
AU - Zhao, Xingquan
AU - Wang, David
AU - Li, Hao
AU - Xian, Ying
AU - Liu, Liping
AU - Wang, Yongjun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © 2017 World Stroke Organization.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Stroke is the leading cause of death and adult disability in China. Although evidence-based clinical interventions have been identified to improve care and outcomes in stroke, significant gaps still exist between guideline recommendations and clinical practice in China. Regional and national stroke registries have been used to assess the benchmark of stroke care quality, provide feedback on compliance with evidence-based performance measures to health care providers, and continuously improve stroke care quality without increasing additional medical costs in the past several decades worldwide. In China, stroke care has become a national priority. A series of stroke care quality assessment and improvement actions was initiated by the Ministry of Health to increase the detection of high-risk populations with stroke, rate of adherence to evidence-based process performance measures of stroke care, and stroke care organization development, aiming to decrease the burden of stroke. China National Stroke Registries have been started in 2007, and they are conducted every 3 to 5 years. A carotid disease screen and intervention project for communities was initiated in 2009. The Chinese Stroke Association, founded in 2015, launched the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance to increase the stroke center design in the near future. In this article, we described these stroke care actions and progression, summarized the benchmark and improvement of stroke care quality, and outlined the future plans in China.
AB - Stroke is the leading cause of death and adult disability in China. Although evidence-based clinical interventions have been identified to improve care and outcomes in stroke, significant gaps still exist between guideline recommendations and clinical practice in China. Regional and national stroke registries have been used to assess the benchmark of stroke care quality, provide feedback on compliance with evidence-based performance measures to health care providers, and continuously improve stroke care quality without increasing additional medical costs in the past several decades worldwide. In China, stroke care has become a national priority. A series of stroke care quality assessment and improvement actions was initiated by the Ministry of Health to increase the detection of high-risk populations with stroke, rate of adherence to evidence-based process performance measures of stroke care, and stroke care organization development, aiming to decrease the burden of stroke. China National Stroke Registries have been started in 2007, and they are conducted every 3 to 5 years. A carotid disease screen and intervention project for communities was initiated in 2009. The Chinese Stroke Association, founded in 2015, launched the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance to increase the stroke center design in the near future. In this article, we described these stroke care actions and progression, summarized the benchmark and improvement of stroke care quality, and outlined the future plans in China.
KW - Quality
KW - registry
KW - stroke
KW - stroke care
KW - stroke center
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U2 - 10.1177/1747493017694392
DO - 10.1177/1747493017694392
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28381200
AN - SCOPUS:85018790346
SN - 1747-4930
VL - 12
SP - 229
EP - 235
JO - International Journal of Stroke
JF - International Journal of Stroke
IS - 3
ER -