Q. Can the organization use the GWTG –Stroke program as our Clinical Practice Guidelines?

A. Essentially, the GWTG - Stroke program is designed to be a multi-faceted program that hospitals can use. It does include the data collection tool for the performance measures (called the PMT or Patient Management Tool) and the guidelines are tied to it. If the organization uses “GWTG - Stroke” as its clinical practice guidelines, it must be able to cite which acute treatment protocols it is basing its practice on.
Link to FAQs on GWTG-Stroke:  http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3013963.