OK SCR55

Encourages the Oklahoma State Department of Health to establish a statewide central stroke registry to track stroke cases, measure quality of care, decrease premature death and disability, and support development of stroke care systems

Encourages all hospitals to report information on diagnosed stroke cases to the registry, including data necessary for epidemiologic surveys and preventive measures

Recommends the State Board of Health promulgate rules requiring hospitals to use reporting measures similar to national registries, report at least 4 times per year, and maintain patient and provider confidentiality with only aggregate data publicly reported

Directs the Department of Health to use registry data to identify and work confidentially with underperforming hospitals to improve stroke patient care

Resolution adopted by the Oklahoma Senate on April 28, 2010, addressing the state's fourth-highest stroke death rate in the nation (averaging 26 strokes daily with 6 resulting in death)