Examining Hospital Variation on Multiple Indicators of Stroke Quality of Care.

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"Sources of Funding This study was supported by ICES, which is funded by an annual grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). The opinions, results, and conclusions reported in this article are those of the authors and are independent from the funding sources. No endorsement by ICES or the Ontario MOHLTC is intended or should be inferred. This research was supported by an operating grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (MOP 86508). Drs Austin and Kapral are supported by Mid-Career Investigator awards from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by CIHI. However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of Canadian Institute for Health Information. We thank IMS Brogan, Inc for use of their Drug Information Database. These datasets were linked using unique encoded identifiers and analyzed at ICES. While data sharing agreements prohibit ICES from making the data set publicly available, access may be granted to those who meet prespecified criteria for confidential access, available at www.ices.on.ca/DAS."