(a) All acute care hospitals that receive stroke patients from emergency medical services shall report data consistent with requirements of the stroke database on the treatment of all individuals with a suspected or confirmed stroke.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-533

  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-531
  • Stroke coalition: means a multi-organizational process of public, private, and nonprofit organizations working together for a common purpose to improve stroke outcomes throughout the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-531
  • Stroke database: means a stroke coalition-approved, existing, nationally recognized and validated data platform available to the department and all participating hospitals statewide and that has features to maintain confidentiality standards and data security. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-531
(b) The department shall participate in a stroke database that compiles information and statistics on stroke care that aligns with the consensus stroke metrics developed and approved by national subject-matter organizations and utilize it to support the stroke coalition‘s evaluation of stroke care in the State for performance improvement.

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