Q. What does the organization need to have ready for the reviewer for an initial stroke review?

• List of patients for the past four months with Ischemic Stroke - including age, gender, and ethnic origin, if possible
• List of Ischemic Stroke patients who received IV rt-PA within the past four months
• List of patients for the past four months with Hemorrhagic Stroke-including age, gender, and ethnic origin, if possible
• List of staff that provide care to stroke patients- ER staff, Critical Care staff, step-down staff, stroke unit staff, PT, OT, SLP;  indicate which staff are scheduled to work on the day of the initial review.
• List of physicians who provide care to and/or treat stroke patients, including ED physician(s), neurologist, neuro-interventionalist (if applicable), neurosurgeon, and hospitalist.
• List of the program’s core stroke team members.
• Four months of data for each of the 10 stroke measures along with graphical and/or tabular demonstration of data analysis, and the action plans from performance improvement.