TY - JOUR
T1 - Lombardia Stroke Unit Network Project
AU - Cavallini, A.
AU - Micieli, Giuseppe
AU - Bassi, Pietro
AU - Comi, Giancarlo
AU - Crespi, Vittorio
AU - Sterzi, Roberto
AU - Poloni, Marco
AU - Anzola, Giampaolo
AU - Magoni, Mauro
AU - Bettoni, Luigi
AU - Arnaboldi, Marco
AU - Colombo, Antonio
AU - Zarcone, Davide
AU - Cittani, Dino
AU - Mariani, Giuseppe
AU - Garivoldi, Giovani
AU - Romorini, Alessandro
AU - Previdi, Paolo
AU - Agostoni, Elio
AU - Badiale, Marco Stramba
AU - Mariani, Claudio
AU - Ferrarese, Carlo
AU - Cavallini, Anna
AU - Frediani, Fabio
AU - Grampa, Giampiero
AU - Votta, Iginio
AU - Bono, Giorgio
AU - Magrotti, Emilio
AU - Camerlingo, Massimo
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Stroke unit care represents the major advancement in stroke management and it is applicable to all stroke patients. The Lombardia Health-Care Program for the period 2000-2004 planned to implement new semi-intensive stroke units in order to guarantee access to such units to all stroke patients. As has happened in other countries, there is a need to coordinate and streamline the process of care in order to optimise resources and outcome. The aim of the Stroke Unit Network (SUN) project is the improvement of the quality of stroke care in the acute and post-acute phase, developing an efficient network between hospitals involved in stroke care in order to quickly identify patients' needs and to improve cultural exchange on clinical and therapeutic information between people involved in the process of care. A web-based network has been created connecting the Lombardia Stroke Units and the departments in which stroke units will be implemented; a website to facilitate the exchange of scientific data, the discussion of clinical problems, the sharing of research projects and results, and a web-based quality register in order to verify quality, efficacy and efficiency of stroke units participating in the project providing important, consistently available data to monitor progress in reducing the incidence of stroke and associated disability and mortality. The Lombardia Stroke Unit Network Project, promoting and facilitating the exchange of know-how and collecting data on the quality of the processes of care provided, can significantly improve stroke care in Lombardia.
AB - Stroke unit care represents the major advancement in stroke management and it is applicable to all stroke patients. The Lombardia Health-Care Program for the period 2000-2004 planned to implement new semi-intensive stroke units in order to guarantee access to such units to all stroke patients. As has happened in other countries, there is a need to coordinate and streamline the process of care in order to optimise resources and outcome. The aim of the Stroke Unit Network (SUN) project is the improvement of the quality of stroke care in the acute and post-acute phase, developing an efficient network between hospitals involved in stroke care in order to quickly identify patients' needs and to improve cultural exchange on clinical and therapeutic information between people involved in the process of care. A web-based network has been created connecting the Lombardia Stroke Units and the departments in which stroke units will be implemented; a website to facilitate the exchange of scientific data, the discussion of clinical problems, the sharing of research projects and results, and a web-based quality register in order to verify quality, efficacy and efficiency of stroke units participating in the project providing important, consistently available data to monitor progress in reducing the incidence of stroke and associated disability and mortality. The Lombardia Stroke Unit Network Project, promoting and facilitating the exchange of know-how and collecting data on the quality of the processes of care provided, can significantly improve stroke care in Lombardia.
KW - Acute stroke
KW - Medical quality care
KW - Network
KW - Registry
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-006-0634-7
DO - 10.1007/s10072-006-0634-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 16752065
AN - SCOPUS:33744791495
VL - 27
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
IS - SUPPL. 3
ER -