Are stroke deaths a valid way to grade hospitals?
The percentage of stroke patients who die within a 30-day period may not be a valid measure of a hospital’s ability to provide quality care.
“The role of a physician is to . . . ultimately, respect their desires and do what is in the best interest of the patient,” says University of Rochester neurologist Adam Kelly.
“Unfortunately, this method of calculating a hospital’s quality of stroke care appears to contradict this patient-centered approach.”
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