title: ED documentation aids certification.
abstract: When Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver set out to earn certification by The Joint Commission as an advanced primary stroke center, the ED played a major role in the ultimate success of the process. Here are some of the ways in which the ED contributed: Documenting the time it takes to perform key steps in the treatment of stroke patients; Developing multidisciplinary and multidepartment coordination of timely services, such as brain imaging. Coordinating with EMS, and responding appropriately to "stroke alert" calls.
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003120:Colorado; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D020521:Stroke; D014481:United States