§ 135.191 — Stroke care — continuous quality improvement

Iowa § 135.191

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 135: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — PUBLIC HEALTH

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1. A nationally certified comprehensive stroke center or a nationally certified primary
stroke center operating in the state shall report to the statewide stroke database data
consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the treatment of individuals with
confirmed cases of stroke within the state. If a nationally certified comprehensive stroke
center or nationally certified primary stroke center does not comply with this subsection by
reporting data consistent with nationally recognized guidelines, the department may request
a review of the certification of the comprehensive stroke center or the primary stroke center
by the certifying entity.
2. The department, in partnership with the university of Iowa college of public health,
department of epidemiology, shall do all of the following:
a. Maintain or utilize a statewide stroke database that compiles information and statistics
on stroke care which aligns with nationally recognized stroke consensus metrics.
b. Utilize the get with the guidelines-stroke data set platform or a data tool with
equivalent data measures and with confidentiality standards consistent with federal and state
law and other health information and data collection, storage, and sharing requirements of
the department.
c. Partnerwithnationalvoluntaryhealthorganizationsandstrokeadvocacyorganizations
that plan for achieving stroke care quality improvement to avoid duplication and redundancy.
d. Encourage nationally certified acute stroke-ready hospitals and emergency medical
services agencies to report data consistent with nationally recognized guidelines on the
treatment of individuals with confirmed cases of stroke within the state.