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1. Minnesota stroke hospital designation webinar Tuesday, February 4th 2014 12:00pm-1:00pm Albert W. Tsai, PhD, MPH Minnesota Department of Health albert.tsai@state.mn.us (651) 201-5413 Megan M. Hicks, MHA Minnesota Department of Health megan.hicks@state.mn.us (651) 201-5436
2. Objective Understand how to apply for Stroke Hospital Designation. Where to apply Process for applying Timeline for deadlines and designation effective dates Resources to help you along the way Review criteria to become designated by MDH as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital, Primary Stroke Center or Comprehensive Stroke Center.
3. Minnesota Stroke System In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the Minnesota Department of Health to designate hospitals in Minnesota as stroke facilities. View Minnesota State Statutes 144.492-494 Acute Stroke Ready Hospital Primary Stroke Center Comprehensive Stroke Center
4. Minnesota Stroke System Goal: every person in Minnesota has access to timely stroke care, regardless of their location in the state Destination for potential stroke should be the closest “stroke-ready” hospital or emergency center Vision: every hospital is equipped and prepared to diagnose and treat ischemic stroke
5. Acute Stroke Ready Hospital An acute stroke team available or on-call 24 hours a days, seven days a week Written stroke protocols, including triage, stabilization of vital functions, initial diagnostic tests, and use of medications Written plan and letter of cooperation with EMS regarding triage and communication that are consistent with regional patient care procedures Emergency department personnel who are trained in diagnosing and treating acute stroke The capacity to complete basic laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, and chest x-rays 24 hours a day, seven days a week The capacity to perform and interpret brain injury imaging studies 24 hours a day, seven days a week Written protocols that detail available emergent therapies and reflect current treatment guidelines, which include performance measures and are revised at least annually Aneurosurgery coverage plan, call schedule, and a triage/transportation plan; Transfer protocols and agreements for stroke patients Designated medical director with experience and expertise in acute stroke care
6. Timeline Applications will be accepted starting April 1, 2014 for an effective date of April 1, 2014. Future dates to be announced Designations will be given quarterly All hospitals to be designated by January 1, 2015 Three-year designation period
7. DESIGNATION MANAGER Designation manager is responsible for filling out the application and fielding follow-up questions. Primary Contact Secondary Contact Access the electronic application at Minnesota Stroke Central/ Minnesota Stroke Registry Tool website:http://stroke.mn.gov/ Obtain a Username and Password: The facility administrator for your hospital has an account and can set up the designation manager with an account. If you don’t know who your facility administrator is, contact Megan Hicks at megan.hicks@state.mn.us or (651) 201-5436
8. NEW USER ACCOUNT Facility Administrator to login to the Minnesota Stroke Central/ Minnesota Stroke Registry Tool website with their credentials.
9. NEW USER ACCOUNT Go to Facility in the main menu and select My User Accounts
10. NEW USER ACCOUNT Click on Add Staff
11. NEW USER ACCOUNT Type in the new user’s first and last name, phone number, email and User ID. Check Designation Manager. Check a Facility. Click Submit.
12. NEW USER ACCOUNT New user to access Minnesota Stroke Central and click on Reset/Request Password.
13. NEW USER ACCOUNT Type in User ID and click on Send Request.
14. NEW USER ACCOUNT An email will be sent to the user with a temporary password. Type in the User ID and temporary password. Click on Log In.
15. NEW USER ACCOUNT Enter and verify a new password for your account. Click on Save New Password.
16. ACCESSING THE APPLICATION Go to the Designation tab in the menu bar. Live Preview
17. Notes about the application All attachments must be in PDF format A maximum of 10 attachments per documentation requirement is allowed A maximum of 2MB per attachment is allowed ASRH Criterion 1 - 10 can be completed in any order The application will automatically save when you attach a file. After clicking on Documentation Complete, you can make changes to your application by deleting files or attaching new files.
18. Next steps – application preparation Share this information with hospital leadership Assemble team to work on designation Start gathering documentation (PDFs) Identify designation manager for the application
19. Resources Minnesota Stroke System Hospital Designation Toolkit: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/chp/cvh/strokesystem/documents/MinnesotaStrokeSystemToolkit140116.pdf How to Guide: Stroke Hospital Designation Application Coming Soon Stay Informed: Subscribe to Minnesota Stroke News on GovDelivery at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDH/subscriber/new
20. Questions Contact Minnesota Department of Health: health.stroke@state.mn.us Megan Hicks: megan.hicks@state.mn.us (651) 201-5636 Albert Tsai: albert.tsai@state.mn.us (651) 201-5413 Minnesota Stroke System Website: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hpcd/chp/cvh/strokesystem/index.html