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Improving Outreach With Stroke Patients After Discharge, Marsha Belen

Master's Projects and Capstones

Problem: The 90-day mRS post discharge call project aimed to improve the outreach in stroke patients treated with thrombolytics alone or in combination with mechanical endovascular reperfusion (MER) therapy. An audit of calls was completed and revealed a gap that a number of patients were not reached or did not receive a call attempt. Having a higher outreach provides useful feedback on the patient’s progress within 90-days of being discharged in relation to the effectiveness of the stroke treatment received according to the mRS.

Context: The Neuro Coordinator was responsible for making the 90-day post discharge call and worked in …