2021
Concentrating stroke care provision in the Czech Republic: The establishment of Stroke Centres in 2011 has led to improved outcomes*
BRYNDOVA, Lucie, Michal BAR, Roman HERZIG, Robert MIKULÍK, Jiri NEUMANN et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Concentrating stroke care provision in the Czech Republic: The establishment of Stroke Centres in 2011 has led to improved outcomes*
Autoři
BRYNDOVA, Lucie (203 Česká republika), Michal BAR (203 Česká republika), Roman HERZIG (203 Česká republika), Robert MIKULÍK (203 Česká republika, domácí), Jiri NEUMANN (203 Česká republika), Daniel SANAK (203 Česká republika), Ondrej SKODA (203 Česká republika), David SKOLOUDIK (203 Česká republika), Daniel VACLAVIK (203 Česká republika) a Ales TOMEK (203 Česká republika)
Vydání
Health Policy, Dorchetser UK, The Dorset Press, 2021, 0168-8510
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30304 Public and environmental health
Stát vydavatele
Irsko
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 3.255
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/21:00121434
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
UT WoS
000632729500012
Klíčová slova anglicky
Stroke; Highly specialized care concentration; Quality monitoring; Benchmarking; Recanalization therapy
Změněno: 21. 4. 2021 09:41, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
This article describes policy processes that have led to the re-organisation of stroke care in the Czech Republic since 2011, which has been part of a broader process of care concentration in several medical fields. Currently, stroke care is provided by 13 Comprehensive and 32 Primary Stroke Centres. The paper explains factors that supported the reform implementation, reviews implications, and discusses future challenges. Mandatory reporting of quality indicators, the introduction of a benchmarking system, integration with pre-hospital emergency care, and the introduction of countrywide patient triage have supported more timely treatment for stroke patients and better quality of care. Data from the Stroke Care Quality Indicators of the Czech Stroke Society show positive trends in many areas: the number of patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis quadrupled in eight years, with 26.4 % of all acute stroke patients receiving thrombolysis in 2018. Czech Republic now ranks third in Europe in the number of thrombolysis per population and second in the number of mechanical thrombectomies per population. The Czech experience provides an example of positive outcomes of concentrated stroke care, while highlighting the importance of proper implementation processes. In particular, it is essential to involve stakeholders and to provide reputational incentives through continuous benchmarking. This article describes policy processes that have led to the re-organisation of stroke care in the Czech Republic since 2011, which has been part of a broader process of care concentration in several medical fields. Currently, stroke care is provided by 13 Comprehensive and 32 Primary Stroke Centres. The paper explains factors that supported the reform implementation, reviews implications, and discusses future challenges. Mandatory reporting of quality indicators, the introduction of a benchmarking system, integration with pre-hospital emergency care, and the introduction of countrywide patient triage have supported more timely treatment for stroke patients and better quality of care. Data from the Stroke Care Quality Indica-tors of the Czech Stroke Society show positive trends in many areas: the number of patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis quadrupled in eight years, with 26.4 % of all acute stroke patients receiving thrombolysis in 2018. Czech Republic now ranks third in Europe in the number of thrombolysis per pop-ulation and second in the number of mechanical thrombectomies per population. The Czech experience provides an example of positive outcomes of concentrated stroke care, while highlighting the importance of proper implementation processes. In particular, it is essential to involve stakeholders and to provide reputational incentives through continuous benchmarking. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.