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ASC Stroke Program Certification & Standards Flashcards

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  1. Which federal program uses stroke process measures to calculate value-based incentive payments to hospitals?

    Answer: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)

    The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program ties a portion of Medicare payments to performance on clinical process and outcome measures, including stroke.

  2. The American Stroke Association's Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite status requires achieving a median DTN time of 45 minutes or less in what percentage of eligible patients?

    Answer: 75%

    Honor Roll Elite recognition requires that 75% or more of eligible ischemic stroke patients receive tPA within 45 minutes of arrival.

  3. Which data registry do most US stroke-certified hospitals use to track core measure performance and benchmark against peers?

    Answer: Get With The Guidelines–Stroke (GWTG-Stroke)

    GWTG-Stroke is the American Heart Association's hospital-based quality improvement registry used for benchmarking and certification reporting.

  4. A stroke program's certification requires documented evidence of multidisciplinary stroke team meetings. What is the minimum recommended frequency according to TJC standards?

    Answer: Quarterly

    Joint Commission stroke certification standards require multidisciplinary performance improvement meetings at least quarterly.

  5. Which document serves as the primary roadmap for stroke center certification surveyor expectations during a TJC on-site review?

    Answer: Disease-Specific Care Certification Manual

    The Disease-Specific Care Certification Manual contains the specific standards, elements of performance, and scoring guidelines surveyors use for stroke certification reviews.

  6. A Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) differs from a PSC primarily by requiring availability of which service?

    Answer: Endovascular thrombectomy

    The TSC designation requires 24/7 capability for endovascular mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion stroke, beyond what a PSC provides.