Does organizing regional STEMI care through coordinated protocols and data collection increase the proportion of patients treated within guideline goals?
A national demonstration project focusing on coordinated protocols and data collection significantly improved adherence to guideline goals for STEMI care.
This Mission: Lifeline STEMI Systems Accelerator demonstration project represents the largest national effort to organize regional STEMI care. By focusing on first medical contact-to-device time, coordinated treatment protocols, and regional data collection and reporting, we were able to increase significantly the proportion of patients treated within guideline goals.
Jollis et al. (Mon,) studied this question.