PROGRAMS

Stroke Care Certification

Your response to patients in need can mean life or death.
Let your community know you are ready.

Read the latest stroke performance benchmarking report.

Our commitment to service is all about you.

Let’s demonstrate that when it matters most, you’ve got it covered.

Patients and their families depend on you and your staff to be prepared to take immediate action in the face of stroke symptoms. Your staff must be ready to respond with protocols for the appropriate triage, treatment, and potential transfer of stroke patients.

ACHC Stroke Care Certification is designed to educate and build excellence across the continuum from “stroke ready” to comprehensive neurosurgical care so that you and your patients can be assured they’re in the best hands. We do this with education, dedicated Account Advisors, expert Surveyors, and a clear process at the core of our service, so you are always supported.

Ensure that your stroke program is ready to meet patient needs.

Our certification recognizes excellence. Whether your facility is “stroke ready” or provides advanced neurological care, we help you establish a structured set of protocols for best practice based on your level of treatment.

Stroke Care Certification Programs

Each of our four programs welcomes you to ongoing participation in a community of practice. Our stroke certification programs recognize four levels of treatment:

1. Stroke Ready

2. Primary Stroke

3. Thrombectomy Ready

4. Comprehensive Stroke

Benefits of ACHC Stroke Care Certification:

  • Strengthens your community partnerships and consumer confidence.

  • Organizes your service delivery toward advanced levels of care.

  • Drives the adoption of practices that improve stroke patient outcomes and reduce risk.

  • Establishes a benchmark for performance. You can’t know what your data means without putting it in a meaningful context.

  • Sends a signal of excellence to your staff, patients, and payors.

  • Articulates a commitment to continuous improvement.

  • Provides staff with an opportunity to build skills and receive recognition for achievement.

  • Shares resources from experts and clinical peers, including evidence-based protocols, order sets, policies and procedures, educational plans, and data collection tools.

Our certification is just under two years in, and we have made huge successes throughout this transformation! The excellent cooperation from our entire hospital team has allowed us to receive the AHA Get With the Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Award. These accomplishments made through our stroke certification have given us the opportunity to stand in our community proudly as serving our patients with excellence in healthcare.

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Renew Your Stroke Care Certification.

Login to start the renewal process now. Your dedicated Account Advisor can help guide you through renewal and confirm that your certification suits your level of care.

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