Does The Joint Commission require specific Clinical Practice Guidelines?
It is up to your organization to select appropriate Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs), however if your organization participates in the “Get with the Guidelines-Stroke,” you must follow those specific guidelines. -Top- • Can we use the GWTG –Stroke program as our Clinical Practice Guidelines? Essentially, the GWTG – Stroke program is designed to be a multi-faceted program that hospitals can use. It does include the data collection tool for the performance measures (called the PMT or Patient Management Tool) and the guidelines are tied to it. If you use “GWTG – Stroke” as your clinical practice guidelines, you must be able to cite which acute treatment protocols you are basing your practice on. Link to FAQs on GWTG-Stroke: http://www.strokeassociation.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=301396313963. -Top- • Do I have to use GWTG-Stroke in order to meet my QI criteria? No, this is not required. -Top- • What is different about the GWTG-Stroke program over other programs? GWTG- Stroke progra
