15 Miss. Code. R. 3-3-1.1.5
For the purpose of clarity and usage in the Mississippi Stroke SOC, the following abbreviations, acronyms, and terms shall be defined as follows:
AHA/ASA - American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
ALS - Advanced life support, including techniques of resuscitation, such as, intravenous access, and cardiac monitoring
ASLS - Advanced stroke life support
BACS - Bureau of Acute Care Systems, Mississippi State Department of Health
BEMS - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Mississippi State Department of Health
BLS - Basic life support techniques of resuscitation, including simple airway maneuvers, administration of oxygen, and intravenous access
CAP - Corrective Action Plan
CCRN - Critical Care Registered Nurse
CEN - Certified Emergency Nurse
CPG - Clinical Practice Guidelines
Department - Mississippi State Department of Health
Designation - Formal recognition of hospitals by the Department as providers of specialized stroke services to meet the needs of patients suffering from an acute stroke
DNV - Det Norske Veritas Healthcare. CMS approved accreditation organization
Emergency Department (or Emergency Room) - The area of an acute care hospital that customarily receives patients in need of emergency medical evaluation and/or care
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
EMSAC - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
ENA - Emergency Nurses Association
Field Triage - Classification of patients according to medical need at the scene of an injury or onset of an illness
GWTG - Get with the Guidelines database
Inclusive Stroke System of Care - a Stroke care system that incorporates every health care facility willing to participate in the voluntary system in order to provide a continuum of services for all patients suffering from an acute Stroke; the patient's needs are matched to the appropriate hospital resources
Level 1 - Stroke Center defined in the Stroke System of Care Plan
Level 2 - Stroke Center defined in the Stroke System of Care Plan
Level 3 - Stroke Center defined in the Stroke System of Care Plan
Level 4 - Non-Stroke Hospital defined in the Stroke System of Care Plan
Medical Control - Physician direction over pre-hospital activities to ensure efficient field triage, transportation, and care of stroke patients
Mid-level Providers/Practitioners - Physician Assistant (PA) and/or Nurse Practitioners (NP)
Mississippi Stroke System of Care Plan - A formally organized plan developed by the Department, which sets out a comprehensive system for the prevention and management of Stroke patients
Non-Designated Hospital - A licensed acute care hospital that has applied for designation as a stroke center, but has not been designated by the Department
Non-Participating Hospital - A licensed acute care hospital that has informed the Department that they do not desire to participate in the Stroke SOC
Performance Improvement (PI or Quality Improvement) - A method of evaluating and improving processes of patient care which emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving, and focuses not on individuals, but systems of patient care which might cause variations in patient outcome
Research - Clinical or laboratory studies designed to produce new knowledge applicable to the care of stroke patients
Service Area (or "catchment area") - Geographic area defined by the local EMS agency as the area served by a designated stroke Center
SHO - State Health Officer
Stroke Centers - Stroke Center defined in the Stroke System of Care Plan
Stroke Ready Hospitals - Stroke Center defined in the Stroke System of Care Plan
Stroke Registry - centralized, statewide database program managed by the Department and used by hospitals to track stroke patients and the care of stroke patients
TJC - The Joint Commission accreditation organization
Triage - the process of sorting patients on the basis of the actual or perceived injury or illness and assigning them to the most effective and efficient stroke care resources, in order to insure optimal care and the best chance of survival
15 Miss. Code. R. 3-3-1.1.5