Identifying Best Practices for Improving the Evaluation and Management of Stroke in Rural Lower-Resourced Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Discusses the value of quality improvement and expanded stroke service availability in underserved rural and remote settings. Identifies disparities in stroke care access and patient outcomes, and provides strategies related to policy, investment, training, and inter-organizational cooperation which address challenges in prehospital, inpatient, and postacute care, thrombolysis and ED care, patient transfers, and thrombectomy.

Kori S. Zachrison, Kaiz S. Asif, Sherita Chapman, et al.

Stroke

12/2024

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Access · Cardiovascular disease · Emergency department and urgent care services · Emergency medical services · Funding · Health disparities · Health workforce education and training · Healthcare quality · Networking and collaboration · Policy · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Transportation