Clinical management. Hospitals bring new urgency and better tools to stroke care.
Executives who thought their hospitals were qualified to offer high-level stroke care are taking a second look-and taking action. By developing a clearly delineated plan to treat patients, including setting up acute stroke teams and taking better advantage of technology, experts say U.S. hospitals can improve care and save millions of dollars a year.
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